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John Hoeven

John Hoeven

RRepublicanND · Senator
62
/ 100
Average
Attendance100
Avg: 98
Independence65
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone9
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency14
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
23
Total Statements
3
Floor Speeches
20
Press Releases
11
Topics Covered

What They Talk About

Foreign Policy: 4Trade: 3Infrastructure: 3Immigration: 2Environment: 2Taxes: 2Agriculture: 1Labor: 1Ethics: 1Climate: 1Housing: 1

Speech Tone

Neutral: 21Bipartisan: 2

Statements (23)

Press Release2026-04-16Trade
Hoeven Working to Expand Market Access With U.S. Trade Representative as Part of USMCA’s Six-Year Review
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Press Release2026-04-16
Hoeven, Duckworth Secure Senate Commerce Committee Approval for Mental Health in Aviation Act
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Press Release2026-04-09
Hoeven: North Dakota has Increasing Momentum in Counter-UAS
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Press Release2026-04-08Foreign Policy
Senator Hoeven Statement on Two-Week Ceasefire With Iran
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Press Release2026-04-07
Hoeven: Grand Farm to Manage Nationwide USDA AgTech Network, Placing North Dakota Precision Ag Ecosystem Front & Center
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Press Release2026-04-01
Hoeven Outlines Role of Value-Added Ag in Supporting Stronger Farm Economy
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Press Release2026-03-31Housing
Hoeven: HUD Renews Continuum of Care Funding for YWCA in Fargo & Abused Adult Resource Center in Bismarck
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Press Release2026-03-30
Hoeven Secures Commitment from FMCSA Administrator to Promptly Review State CDL Program, Provide Certainty for ND Producers
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Press Release2026-03-27Immigration
Hoeven: Administration to Pay TSA, Senate Provides Funding for DHS in Multi-Step Process
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Press Release2026-03-27Agriculture
Hoeven Statement After White House Great American Agriculture Celebration
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Press Release2026-03-26
Hoeven, Moran, Colleagues Reaffirm Support for Joint Task Force to Hold Oct. 7 Attack Perpetrators Accountable
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Press Release2026-03-25
Hoeven: E15 Waiver a Good Step, Efforts Continue to Allow Year-Round Nationwide Sales of E15
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Press Release2026-03-24Infrastructure
Hoeven: FAA Awards Over $2 Million to Dickinson Airport
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Press Release2026-03-24Immigration
Hoeven Statement on Confirmation of Markwayne Mullin as DHS Secretary
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Press Release2026-03-23
Hoeven: NSF Awards $45 Million to North Dakota AgTech Engine at NDSU
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Press Release2026-03-17
Hoeven, King Call on ITC to Initiate a Section 332 Investigation into Unfair Trade Practices by Canada Impacting U.S. Potato Producers
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Press Release2026-03-17Environment
Hoeven Secures $108 Million Award Supporting ENDAWS, Worked with Interior Department & OMB to Advance Funding
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Press Release2026-03-14Foreign Policy
Senator Hoeven on Fox News Live with Aishah Hasnie
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Press Release2026-03-14
Hoeven, Crapo, Wyden, Colleagues Call on Trump Admin to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market Access to U.S. Potatoes
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Press Release2026-03-13
Hoeven Outlines Efforts to Secure Additional Farm Assistance, Improve Domestic Demand & Foreign Market Access
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Floor Speech2026-03-10
Sponsored: Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2026

John Hoeven sponsored this legislation: Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2026. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.

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Floor Speech2024-12-18BipartisanTaxesEnvironmentForeign PolicyHR82S7156
PLUM ISLAND PRESERVATION STUDY ACT

PLUM ISLAND PRESERVATION STUDY ACT Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 188 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 188 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)] [Senate] [Pages S7156-S7162] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office […

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Floor Speech2024-12-17BipartisanTaxesClimateForeign PolicyHR1607HR6826
CLARIFYING JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PUMPED STORAGE DEVELOPMENT

CLARIFYING JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PUMPED STORAGE DEVELOPMENT Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 187 (Tuesday, December 17, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 187 (Tuesday, December 17, 2024)] [Senate] [Pages S7079-S7085] From the Congressional…

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