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January 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced securing $15 million in Community Project Funding for key transportation and infrastructure projects across Minnesota’s Eighth District in the recently passed FY2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill. Stauber advocated strongly for these projects to receive federal support.

January 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 140, a Congressional Review Act resolution introduced by Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) to repeal the Biden Administration's illegal 20-year mining ban on 225,504 acres in Northern Minnesota's Superior National Forest.

January 13, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced securing over $10 million in funding for critical projects across Minnesota’s Eighth District via the recently passed FY2026 Interior Appropriations bill. Stauber advocated for these community project funds to be included.

January 12, 2026

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Pete Stauber introduced H.J. Res. 140, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution that would reverse the Biden Administration’s illegal mining ban in Northern Minnesota. Following the resolution’s introduction, Congressman Stauber released the following statement:

January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Pete Stauber issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s transmittal of Public Land Order (PLO) 7917 to Congress:

December 19, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), a cosponsor of H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, released the following statement after the House passed the comprehensive permitting reform package that streamlines the broken NEPA process this Thursday:

December 19, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Senator Kevin Cramer (ND), and Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01) sent a letter to the Canadian government inquiring about Canada’s recent termination of the Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) permit program. On this announcement, Congressman Stauber released the following statement:

December 18, 2025

Washington DC. – Today, the House of Representatives passed, in a bipartisan fashion, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845). This legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), will delist the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

December 18, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the American Water Stewardship Act, bipartisan legislation led by Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) to reauthorize critical funding for programs that maintain and improve water quality across the nation, including the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

December 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources voted on a bipartisan basis to advance H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, a critical package of reforms to the Endangered Species Act led by Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04). This legislation takes a targeted approach to fix what has been broken for decades with the Endangered Species Act.