Don Bacon
- Previous profession
- Professor, Bellevue University, 2015 to 2016
- Military service
- U.S. Air Force, 1985 to 2014
- First public office
- 2016Elected to the 115th Congress on November 8, 2016
- Years in public office
- 9of 41 years since 1985, the first year the biography gives for any work
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Bacon has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.
This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Bacon is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Bacon votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Bacon votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Bacon votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Bacon votes to cancel 23 and against cancelling 1. The rules Bacon votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (6), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
On all 59 Yes votes Bacon votes the same way as most House Republicans. On the 1 No vote Bacon votes differently from most of them.
Votes on laws that passed
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 5 laws and 1 executive order.
From the official record
Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.
From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
6 excerpts
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Bacon Praises Passage of FY26 Defense Policy Bill
“Washington – Yesterday, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Cyber, Information Technology and Innovation Subcommittee, voted with his House colleagues to support final passage of S.1071, the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill passed the House of Representatives with a bipartisan majority of 312 to 112, and is now headed to”
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Bacon, Khanna Call on President Trump to Remove the Tariffs on Coffee
“The administration can do this by adding coffee (both green beans, as well as roasted and ground products) to Annex II of Executive Order 14257. Given that our nation consumes around 400 million cups per day, this action is one modest but meaningful way to help the American people.”
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“Last week, before we voted to send HR 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) to President Trump for his signature, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries gave a speech in which it was clear Leader Jeffries had overlooked what the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and other proven policies in HR 1 have achieved for the American people. We”
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“Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after voting yes for the Continuing Resolution (CR) funding bill, H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025:”
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“Washington – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement after voting yes for the Continuing Resolution (CR) funding bill, H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025:”
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Bacon Gets 16 Bills Passed into Law During 118th Congress
“It is now Public Law 118-159. This legislation authorizes a targeted 14.5% pay raise for all junior enlisted personnel in the U.S. armed forces, the largest ever passed in a single year and a top priority for Chairman Bacon and the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $69,669,849 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survivable Airborne Operations Center: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Survivable Airborne Operations Center: DesignAir Force | None printed | $42,350,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e NE Sarpy County f Extension ProEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents for the University of Nebraska Medical Center | Public Law 119-74 | Flow Cytometry Instrumentation for Targeted Treatment of DiseaseDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $514,106 |
| Saunders County | Public Law 119-74 | Integrated Public Safety Enhancement ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $359,760 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents | Public Law 119-74 | Child Trafficking Prevention ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| City of Omaha | Public Law 119-74 | Encompass Omaha: A Hospital-based Violence Intervention ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $526,983 |
| Douglas County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Sheriff's Office Technology Systems UpgradesDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $639,000 |
| Omaha Airport Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Improvements at Eppley Airfield (OMA)Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | NE | $7,000,000 |
| NE | Public Law 119-75 | Omaha Urban Core RenewalDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | NE | $3,500,000 |
| NE | Public Law 119-75 | 38th Street Viaduct in OmahaDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | NE | $5,000,000 |
Show all 14
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | Public Law 119-75 | Gretna Hwy 6/31 OverpassDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | NE | $1,500,000 |
| City of Valley | Public Law 119-75 | Water Main ReplacementDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NE | $1,280,000 |
| City of Ralston | Public Law 119-75 | Burlington Economic Development Infrastructure ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NE | $2,000,000 |
| City of Omaha | Public Law 119-75 | Bluestem Stream Improvement ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NE | $1,000,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
Promises kept: Not checked yet
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- Campaign website: www.donjbacon.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of DON BACON FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
- 2 pages of www.donjbacon.com saved on October 8, 2026. 1 states positions on issues.From a secondary source
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 7, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Bacon's campaign reports receiving $1,502,945.80 and reports spending $1,268,156.88, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H6NE02125as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H6NE02125as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,502,945.80 | $6,358,739.35 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,268,156.88 | $6,174,541.22 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $433,222.55 | $198,433.63 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
See contributions by size and by state, and the saved FEC files
Who funds this member
Confirmed from the official recordDON BACON FOR CONGRESS reports $1,502,945.80 in total receipts, January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
Where the money comes from
Reported as $0: Party committees, The candidate's own contributions, Loans from the candidate, Other loans.
Committees that give the most
194 committees report paying this committee. These are the largest, joint fundraising committees aside.
| Committee | Kind, as the FEC lists it | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUEConnected organization: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PACConnected organization: KIM VICTORY FUND | Leadership PAC | $10,000 | 2 |
| THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected organization: SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND | Leadership PAC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PACConnected organization: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected organization: NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (NARFE) | PAC, qualified | $7,500 | 2 |
| POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOSConnected organization: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS | PAC, qualified | $6,500 | 2 |
| GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | Leadership PAC | $6,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSConnected organization: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS | PAC, qualified | $5,000 | 3 |
| AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACConnected organization: AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION | PAC, qualified | $5,000 | 1 |
| COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. | PAC, qualified | $5,000 | 1 |
Joint fundraising committees collect checks for several campaigns and pass on each share. Largest for this member: GROW THE MAJORITY ($252,124.33), DEFEND OUR MAJORITY ($157,665.20), EMMER MAJORITY BUILDERS ($92,410.43).
Largest receipts from individuals
Each line is one receipt as the committee itemized it for the FEC. Many people give the same legal maximum, so this is a part of a larger group.
| Name, as itemized | City and state | Employer and occupation, as reported | Receipt | Date |
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| LEVY, EDWARD C. JR. | BIRMINGHAM, MI | CHAIRMAN · EDWARD C. LEVY | $3,546.67$10,547.42 to date, as reported | |
| CROW, HARLAN R. | DALLAS, TX | CROW HOLDINGS · C.E.O. | $3,500 | |
| BLUE, J. NEAL | LA JOLLA, CA | GENERAL ATOMICS · CEO | $3,500 | |
| SCHWAB, CHARLES | PALM BEACH, FL | CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION · CHAIRMAN | $3,500 | |
| DUCHOSSOIS, CRAIG | CHICAGO, IL | DUCHOSSOIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT · CHAIRMAN | $3,500$4,043.33 to date, as reported | |
| MORENO, SHEENA | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | LEONID CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC · ACCOUNTANT | $3,500 | |
| MARCUS, JOEL | PASADENA, CA | ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES INC · EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN | $3,500 | |
| WYNN, ANDREA | LAS VEGAS, NV | VALMORE GP · ENTREPRENEUR | $3,500 | |
| PENSKE, ROGER | BLOOMFIELD, MI | PENSKE CORPORATION · FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN | $3,500 | |
| MALONE, JOHN C. | JUPITER ISLAND, FL | LIBERTY MEDIA · INVESTOR | $3,500 |
Outside spending, apart from contributions
Groups report spending $0 to support this member and $11,134.31 to oppose this member in 2025 and 2026. The member does not receive this money.
See the full lists for Don Bacon
Federal law forbids using contributors' names and addresses taken from FEC reports to ask for contributions or for any commercial purpose (52 U.S.C. 30111(a)(4)).
Source: Federal Election Commission. Period: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. Our copy of the FEC's answers was saved October 8, 2026.
Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official recordThe Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 lists no Periodic Transaction Report under this member's name and district.
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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