March Newsletter

April 4, 2025

Dear Friend,

March was a busy and eventful month in Congress! From advancing President Trump’s policy agenda in Washington to hearing from North Dakotans like you at my first telephone town hall, I’ve been working hard to deliver results. It is my honor to represent our great state in Washington, D.C.

In this newsletter, you’ll find highlights from the past month, including legislative updates, community visits, and important issues I’m tackling. If you’d like more frequent updates, be sure to sign up for my press releases. I always appreciate hearing from you, so please don’t hesitate to reach out and share your thoughts.

As always,
Julie

Helping correct our nation’s energy policy is one of my top priorities. Reliable, affordable energy is the foundation for safe communities and a growing economy. This month, we took important steps to place America in a position of strength and develop the innovative solutions needed to power the world.

Voted to overturn three extreme Biden regulations that put radical ideology ahead of American energy security and manufacturing jobs:
- H.J. Res. 61 overturns the Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for rubber tire manufacturing. These changes impose significant financial burdens on manufacturers, threaten jobs, and provide negligible environmental benefits.
- H.J. Res. 42 reverses the Biden Department of Energy’s expanded certification and labeling requirements for household appliances, which increase compliance costs for manufacturers, slow product availability, and limit consumer choice.
- S.J. Res. 11 blocks the Biden administration’s rule requiring oil and gas operators to submit archaeological reports for certain exploration or development activities on the Outer Continental Shelf to protect archaeological resources like shipwrecks and so-called “cultural resources.” This is a burdensome requirement that hinders domestic energy production and weakens American energy independence.
Introduced a resolution to repeal the Biden administration’s burdensome ‘Once-In-Always-In’ rule that discourages innovation and punishes businesses for reducing emissions. Click here to watch my speech on the House Floor.
Voted to overturn two crushing energy efficiency regulations on refrigeration equipment that impose unrealistic standards, demand massive energy reductions, and increase costs for small businesses and customers. Click here to watch my floor speech.
ICYMI: We are gathering information from the nation’s biggest players in the energy and AI industry. This is part of my AI and Energy Working Group. The information we gather will help us develop a legislative framework to eliminate the barriers and promote the investment needed to power this vital new technology at the speed of need. Click here to view our RFI.

Met with President Trump’s trade team from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to discuss challenges North Dakota’s businesses, farmers, and energy producers face with retaliatory tariffs. I will continue working with the Trump administration as trade policies evolve and take effect, advocating for solutions that protect our producers and strengthen North Dakota’s economy.
Hosted a virtual roundtable with House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and North Dakota agriculture leaders. During the hour-long conversation, Chair Thompson shared his commitment to passing a strong Farm Bill as quickly as possible. He emphasized the need to strengthen crop insurance, increase reference prices, and significantly increase money for the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development Program (FMD). He also pledged to increase funding for research and to extend provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that are vital to agriculture. Looking forward to having him out in North Dakota for a “boots and blue jeans” conversation soon!
Advanced H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. This measure funds our military, social service programs, and federal government while Republicans continue working to improve energy policy, eliminate red tape, secure the border, and cut wasteful spending.
Voted for the DETERRENT ACT to protect American higher education from foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
ICYMI: President Trump’s EPA rolled back 31 burdensome regulations. Eliminating these regulations is great news for North Dakota’s energy producers and farmers and was high on my list of priorities since being elected. In fact, I urged elimination of many of these regulations in my first letter to President Trump and then-Governor Burgum.

Highlighted North Dakota’s successful energy strategy in the Energy and Commerce committee by featuring North Dakota’s own, Todd Brickhouse, CEO of Basin Electric Power Cooperative. He was a witness for our Energy Subcommittee hearing on meeting the increasing demand for reliable and affordable electricity.
Emphasized the need for regulatory reform to power the future of AI at an Environment Subcommittee hearing on redeveloping brownfield sites.
Met with the CEOs of our nation’s top grid operators. These experts need to help shape the energy policy that fuels our nation. Each of them also testified at an Energy Subcommittee hearing on regional grid reliability challenges.

Introduced the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act alongside Senators Hoeven and Cramer to enable greater development of state-owned lands and minerals. Click here to read a summary of the bill.
Introduced a resolution with Senators Cramer and Hoeven to rename the Casselton Post Office after Commander Delbert Olson, who served our country in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. A true hero!
Highlighted Else Rike of Grand Forks on the House Floor, in celebration of her 101st birthday! Click here to nominate a Notable North Dakotan.

Each month, Congress has extended time to work back in our districts. Here are the highlights from the March state work period:

Meeting with Standing Rock Chairwoman Janet Alkire and the Standing Rock Tribal Council followed by a visit to the hospital, housing facilities, and jail
Greater North Dakota Chamber legislative social
Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce Roundtable discussion
Discussion with North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley about North Dakota complaints and lawsuits against federal agencies
Meeting with North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Director Nathan Anderson to discuss future development of ND oil and gas
Update with Adjutant General Mitchell Johnson and tour of Camp Grafton
Meeting with North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe
Policy discussion with AARP North Dakota
Tour and tasting at VanBedaf Dairy Farm and Cows & Co Creamery
Meeting with Spirit Lake Nation Chairperson Lonna Jackson-Street and the tribal council, including a tour of the Tribe’s food distribution center and mental health clinic
Reading to children at Head Start Jamestown
Presentation and Q&A with North Dakota Corn Growers Association at the Carrington Ag Research Center
Coffee with Devils Lake Mayor Jim Moe and City Administrator Spencer Halvorson
Presentation to the North Dakota National Guard at Roughrider Conference

Fedorchak with Adjutant General Mitchell Johnson

Last week, I held my first telephone town hall, where I engaged with more than 3,000 North Dakotans and answered your questions on critical issues—like Social Security, Medicaid, tariffs, trade, the Department of Education, and more! Click here to read a summary of the discussion.

I plan to host telephone town halls regularly. Monitor announcements of future events here or on my social media channels.

I had a great seat in the House Chamber for President Trump’s joint address to Congress. We have an impossible number of challenges to solve, from crushing regulations and reckless government spending to border insecurity, energy insecurity and international conflicts. But as President Trump said in his inaugural speech, in America, impossible is what we do best.

My special guest for the joint address was our oldest child, Elizabeth. It’s so important for the next generation—the future leaders of our great country—to be involved in government and know how it works.

Last week, I had events at the White House two days in a row! Mike and I invited President Trump to come to North Dakota to meet with our energy producers, farmers, and small business owners this summer. I also thanked him for appointing our former Governor, Doug Burgum, to lead the Department of the Interior. Washington, D.C. needs more Dakota common sense! I tried to bring the President chippers from Widman’s, but unfortunately, the Secret Service confiscated them.

In early March, I visited the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona with a few colleagues. Our border crisis has many layers and the far-reaching consequences of President Biden’s policies on this issue will take our nation years and billions of dollars to correct. Click here to read more about my time at the southern border.

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Sincerely,

Julie Fedorchak

Member of Congress