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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) recently reintroduced the Parity in Engineering Act, legislation that will make it easier for engineering firms in our state to do business by eliminating Minnesota’s exemption from common federal procurement requirements.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and his House Natural Resources Committee colleagues held a full committee markup on their portion of the budget reconciliation bill. 

Congressman Stauber released the following statement following the bill’s advancement: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After months of hearing from constituents concerned with the National Park Service’s (NPS) proposed plans to change the Frozen Lakes Use Plan to restrict access in Voyageurs National Park, Congressman Stauber was successfully able to advocate against and effectively block these proposed changes from going into effect. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced Nicholas Schrock, a homeschooled sophomore from International Falls, as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. The winning entry, titled “Summer Evenings at Kakabeka Falls,” is an oil painting on canvas depicting a family on vacation. It will now hang in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) applauds the Trump Administration’s announcement that the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council is prioritizing and designating NewRange Copper Nickel’s NorthMet Project as a FAST-41 transparency project due to its importance to domestic mineral production.

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Pete Stauber’s (MN-08) Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act, which will award three Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team for their historic victory over the Soviet Union in the Winter Olympics. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) sent a letter to the House Committee on Ethics and the Committee on House Administration urging them to review potential violations of House rules by Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02). 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement after Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced legislation to enact a moratorium on copper-nickel mining in the Superior National Forest.