Don Bacon, R-NE

Don Bacon is a Republican Representative from Nebraska's House District 2.

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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

• hconres13-119 - Providing that George Washington's "Farewell Address" shall be read at the beginning of each Congress.
• hr2244-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with firefighting. (aka Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act)
• hr561-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for certain overtime payments. (aka Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2025)
• hr559-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an above-the-line tax deduction for seniors. (aka Seniors in the Workforce Tax Relief Act)
• hr557-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for certain amounts received as a bonus. (aka Working Class Bonus Tax Relief Act of 2025)
• hr4309-119 - To direct the establishment and maintenance of a National Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse, and for other purposes. (aka National Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse Act of 2025)
• hr4362-119 - To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to establish an additional reporting requirement, and for other purposes. (aka AFIDA Improvements Act of 2025)
• hr1046-119 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities. (aka Marc Fischer Memorial Act)
• hr4582-119 - To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health condition.
• hr3327-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers. (aka Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act of 2025)
• hr2665-119 - To provide for notification to, and review by, Congress with respect to the imposition of duties. (aka Trade Review Act of 2025)
• hr558-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain tips shall not be subject to income taxes for a period of 5 years. (aka Tip Tax Termination Act)
• hr560-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude compensation from secondary employment for certain taxpayers from the income tax and payroll taxes. (aka Second Job Tax Relief Act of 2025)
• hr4156-119 - To establish a pilot program to establish a pre-approval or pre-qualification process for direct farm ownership loans under subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act in order to streamline the application process and provide greater certainty to borrowers. (aka Support for Ownership and Investment in Land Act)
• hr217-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program authorized by the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016, and for other purposes. (aka CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025)
• hr2921-119 - To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers. (aka Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025)
• hr2812-119 - To make grants to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America, the National 4H Council, and the National FFA Organization to establish pilot projects to expand the programs carried out by the organizations in rural areas and small towns, and for other purposes. (aka Youth Lead Act)
• hr1851-119 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to preserve and recapitalize the fighter aircraft capabilities of the Air Force and its reserve components, and for other purposes. (aka Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025)
• hr3180-119 - To direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the "Taiwan Representative Office", and for other purposes. (aka Taiwan Representative Office Act)
• hr3946-119 - To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for greater protection of roosters, and for other purposes. (aka FIGHT Act of 2025)
• hr4155-119 - To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to recognize centers of excellence, and for other purposes. (aka American Agricultural Security Research Act of 2025)
• hr4074-119 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on coverage under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act of certain pelvic health services furnished during the postpartum period, and for other purposes. (aka Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2025)
• hr2922-119 - To provide authorization for nonpecuniary damages in an action resulting from a cruise ship voyage occurring on the high seas. (aka Hammers' Law)
• hr3031-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans' outreach program, and for other purposes. (aka Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act)
• hr3832-119 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of public safety officers who die as a result of their employment, and for other purposes. (aka Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act)
• hr2811-119 - To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow for blended workforces to carry out the supplemental nutrition assistance program under certain conditions, and for other purposes. (aka SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2025)
• hr2245-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services. (aka Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act)
• hr4310-119 - To protect law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. (aka Back the Blue Act of 2025)
• hr4583-119 - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. (aka Living Donor Protection Act of 2025)
• hr2243-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. (aka LEOSA Reform Act)

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.