{"id":2729,"date":"2026-08-19T10:41:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:41:46","slug":"this-freshman-congressman-is-out-legislating-all-other-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2729","title":{"rendered":"This Freshman Congressman Is Out-Legislating All Other Lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The 119th Congress is on track to be one of the least productive in recent history, furthering the trend of fewer and fewer bills ever becoming law. Setting aside the <span><u>renaming of buildings<\/u><\/span> such as post offices, most House lawmakers have never introduced a bill that a president signed into law.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2725\">The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Split Over Sen. Darline Graham<\/a><\/p><p>Rep. Nick Begich III, the freshman lawmaker representing Alaska, is bucking that trend.<\/p>\n<p>Since he entered the House in January 2025, six of Begich\u2019s bills have passed through Congress and earned President Donald Trump\u2019s signature \u2014 outpacing every one of his congressional colleagues.<\/p><p>Begich in part attributes his legislative win streak to geography.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Buddy Carter\" class=\"wp-image-2681\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5cdc48ddaa1c956a9306396702c96302-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5cdc48ddaa1c956a9306396702c96302-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5cdc48ddaa1c956a9306396702c96302-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5cdc48ddaa1c956a9306396702c96302.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Rep. Buddy Carter Emerges as a Dark Horse Candidate to Lead the FDA\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EPA PFAS Drinking Water\" class=\"wp-image-2707\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2c8fcde05440a6ba38a0e4f1cba9302b-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2c8fcde05440a6ba38a0e4f1cba9302b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2c8fcde05440a6ba38a0e4f1cba9302b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2c8fcde05440a6ba38a0e4f1cba9302b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Court Declines to Overturn EPA Designation of Two \u2018Forever Chemicals\u2019\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scott Bessent\" class=\"wp-image-1141\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6f812b10366ab03ee3f1e2ca4100bfc0-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6f812b10366ab03ee3f1e2ca4100bfc0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6f812b10366ab03ee3f1e2ca4100bfc0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6f812b10366ab03ee3f1e2ca4100bfc0.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Nearly Half of Trump\u2019s Treasury Appointees Have Left\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AP26090547872320\" class=\"wp-image-2728\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4327131359a6b69b4ba9ab18ee172982-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4327131359a6b69b4ba9ab18ee172982-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4327131359a6b69b4ba9ab18ee172982-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4327131359a6b69b4ba9ab18ee172982.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Voters Are Ousting Longtime Incumbents. So Why Is No One Talking About Richard Neal?\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve received a lot of cooperation and recognition on both sides of the aisle that Alaska-specific issues really belong in the hands of the Alaskan that was sent to Congress to represent Alaska,\u201d Begich told NOTUS in an interview.<\/p><p>The Begich name is synonymous with Alaskan politics: The congressman\u2019s grandfather Nick Begich Sr. also served as the state\u2019s at-large representative. His uncle Mark was a U.S. senator from Alaska, and his other uncle Tom is currently running for the state\u2019s governorship. (Unlike the congressman, the other Begiches are Democrats.)<\/p><p>In 2024, Nick Begich III defeated then-Rep. Mary Peltola, the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the House in half a century. Begich <span>placed first<\/span> in Tuesday\u2019s open primary, coming in about 15 points ahead of his next closest rival, independent Bill Hill.<\/p><p>\u201cIn his first term, Nick Begich has proven to be an historically effective member of Congress,\u201d Speaker Mike Johnson, who recently campaigned with Begich in Alaska, said in a statement to NOTUS. \u201cNick is a workhorse who has set an excellent example of how House Republicans are working to deliver for American families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most of the bills Begich introduced that became law focus on specific issues affecting various Alaskan populations. They passed via voice vote or a near-unanimous roll-call vote before Trump signed them.<\/p><p>One excludes settlement trust payments made to Alaska Natives from counting against their eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments.<\/p><p>Another extends the window in which Alaska Native Vietnam veterans are able to claim federal land by five years, into 2030.<\/p><p>Yet another allows Cape Fox Corporation to claim its land settlement at a more suitable location within the Tongass National Forest.<\/p><p>\u201cThat\u2019s a bill that had been brought up 11 times over 22 years, and we were able to move that bill out of the House for the first time,\u201d Begich said of the long-stalled Cape Fox legislation. \u201cOur objective was to use this political window that we have, this trifecta in government, to move this priority through, and we were able to finally do that through a lot of work by my team and a lot of work by myself and others.\u201d<\/p><p>With the slim GOP majority, his perch on the House Natural Resources Committee and the backing of a president more than eager to \u201cdrill, baby, drill,\u201d Begich has unwound Biden-era roadblocks to oil and gas production using a legislative tactic that will be immensely difficult for Democrats to counter even if they win back both chambers after November.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican trifecta \u201creally opened the aperture for Alaska, not just to develop these resources through the actions of an executive administration, but to lock in durably our ability to develop those resources on an ongoing basis, regardless of where the president is,\u201d Begich said.<\/p><div>\n<div><div>\n<blockquote><p>Alaska\u2019s story is one of vast potential and opportunity. Equally as important, America is stronger when Alaska is empowered to lead in energy and resource development. <br\/><br\/>With the leadership of @POTUS  and @HouseGOP, we are advancing legislation at an historic pace to unlock\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/c0cjA2lNcK<\/p>\u2014 Congressman Nick Begich (@RepNickBegich) December 12, 2025<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>Late in his presidency, Joe Biden took a number of actions to disallow new oil and gas drilling in Alaska. One such rule shielded 21 regions of the 3.6 million acre Central Yukon region in Alaska\u2019s interior from development. Another effectively barred new oil and gas leases in the 1.6 million acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge\u2019s Coastal Plain, limiting activity in the refuge to 400,000 acres, the statutory minimum, most of which were subject to additional restrictions.<\/p><p>Begich introduced two Congressional Review Act resolutions undoing those protections. Neither was subject to the Senate filibuster, allowing Republicans to pass them with simple majorities in both chambers. The federal government is now disallowed from reinstating new restrictions that are substantially the same unless Congress passes them into law, a process that would be subject to the filibuster.<\/p><p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been able to durably repeal a number of the regulatory structures that were imposed upon Alaska during the Biden administration,\u201d Begich said.<\/p><p>Democrats warned of the environmental impacts of new drilling leases, and forced a recorded vote tally on both measures.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2723\">Voters Are Ousting Longtime Incumbents. So Why Is No One Talking About Richard Neal?<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cThis misguided bill would lock in oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an area known to the Gwich\u2019in people as the sacred place where life begins,\u201d Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California), the ranking member on the Natural Resources Committee, said at the time of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge measure. \u201cThe 9,000-strong Gwich\u2019in Nation, whose subsistence and culture depend on the caribou herd &#8230; making any disruption not only a threat to biodiversity but also an assault on indigenous livelihoods and traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Begich said Democrats\u2019 opposition stemmed from a deference to activists and donors.<\/p><p>\u201cI don\u2019t go to Connecticut to try to shut their forestry down, but those same members vote against Alaska\u2019s ability to develop those same industries in our state, and it\u2019s a little duplicitous,\u201d Begich said. \u201cYou have to look at the donor base and the activist base within the Democrat Party to really understand perhaps where those motivations come from.\u201d<\/p><p>The Alaska delegation\u2019s fingerprints are apparent on Republicans\u2019 first reconciliation bill, which mandated new onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing and new coal mining leases. The state is set to reap \u201c70% of federal royalties\u201d from many of the new leases.<\/p><p>\u201cCongressman Begich has been an incredibly effective partner in delivering results for Alaskans,\u201d Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan told NOTUS. \u201cWhat we do as a delegation matters \u2014 we need Alaska\u2019s representatives in both chambers rowing in the same direction, and Nick works overtime to get practical Alaska priorities across the goal line in the House.\u201d<\/p><p>One area where Begich isn\u2019t meeting resistance to his energy policies is from once-and-future political rivals like Peltola, who has mounted a formidable challenge to Sullivan. Online, her campaign <span><u>proudly touts<\/u><\/span> her support for oil and gas projects over the objections of other Democrats: \u201cMary has always been a champion for Alaska energy, consistently standing up to anyone \u2014 including Joe Biden \u2014 to promote oil and gas development.\u201d<\/p><p>Begich\u2019s independent opponent Hill <span><u>vows<\/u><\/span> to \u201cgo to bat for getting the most out of our oil and natural gas.\u201d Hill is endorsed by Democrat Matt Schultz, who suspended his campaign in July. The independent won\u2019t explicitly say which party he\u2019d caucus with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongressman Nick Begich hit the ground running in Congress and is already delivering commonsense wins for Alaska and the American people,\u201d NRCC spokesperson Zach Bannon told NOTUS. \u201cFrom unleashing energy and expanding access to housing to standing up for Alaska Natives, Begich has proven he\u2019ll always put Alaska first. He\u2019s delivering results, and he\u2019s just getting started.\u201d<\/p><p>(The DCCC and Alaska Democrats did not respond to requests for comment for this article.)<\/p><p>Before he was first elected, Begich decried the abrasive politics that have defined much of the Trump era.<\/p><p>\u201cThe political environment has gotten so caustic that we\u2019re forgetting that we\u2019re all in the same boat together,\u201d he <span><u>told<\/u><\/span> KCAW in August 2024. \u201cBut what is different about yesterday versus today is that while we did disagree, we were able to go out afterward and have dinner together, have a drink together, and respect one another.\u201d<\/p><p>Three days after taking public office, Begich dispensed with that sentiment.<\/p><p>\u201cJoe Biden is a son of a bitch,\u201d he <span><u>said online<\/u><\/span> after the outgoing president announced a ban on offshore drilling around Alaska and much of the United States\u2019 coastline. The \u201cDemocrat machine is more than happy to sacrifice us all in the name of their sanctimonious, socialist-driven, climate science\u2122 religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Begich doesn\u2019t buy into climate science writ large, although he acknowledges the state has gotten warmer.<\/p><p>\u201cThings have been good; it\u2019s been probably in the 60s and low 70s, which is just at the peak of heat for us,\u201d Begich said of the weather while on recess from Congress. \u201cIt was actually the <span><u>first-ever heat advisory<\/u><\/span> in Anchorage. It hit like 70-something degrees, and they decided it was too hot for people.\u201d<\/p><p>The state is also \u201cthe world\u2019s HOTTEST oil exploration target,\u201d Begich <span><u>wrote<\/u><\/span> online, borrowing a turn of phrase from the president he\u2019s closely aligned himself with.<\/p><div>\n<\/div><p>Begich\u2019s votes have kept him in Trump\u2019s good graces. Unlike his Senate counterparts, he <span><u>steered clear<\/u><\/span> of the outcry that followed the president\u2019s renaming of Denali and, as a member of the lower chamber, has not had to involve himself in the <span><u>bitter fight<\/u><\/span> over the filibuster and SAVE America Act that has led Trump to rail against Sen. Lisa Murkowski.<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m against Murkowski \u2026 she\u2019s not good,\u201d Trump said recently, a sharp contrast to his repeated praise of Begich, having called him a \u201cwarrior,\u201d at multiple gatherings.<\/p><p>\u201cNick. Thank you, Nick. Good job. Good job. Good, good votes,\u201d Trump said during a cryptocurrency event last year. \u201cI just saw a great poll on you, huh? Very good. Congratulations, Nick.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2718\">Nearly Half of Trump\u2019s Treasury Appointees Have Left<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Begich has shepherded more stand-alone bills to Trump\u2019s desk than any other lawmaker this session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-congress"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>This Freshman Congressman Is Out-Legislating All Other Lawmakers - Modern Home Journals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2729\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"This Freshman Congressman Is Out-Legislating All Other Lawmakers - 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