Sullivan, Dan S.

As Alaska Department of Natural Resources commissioner, approved the exploration well for the Pikka oil development and pursued permitting and leasing changes that Sullivan later credited with helping lead to the Pikka discovery and first oil.

May 18, 2026Against

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Sponsored the Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act with Senator Murkowski, passed by the Senate in December 2022 and later signed into law, creating a task force of salmon stakeholders and scientists to develop a coordinated Pacific salmon research strategy for Alaska.

December 16, 2022For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Introduced the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, a marine-debris law signed on December 18, 2020 that created the Marine Debris Foundation and plastic-waste reduction programs.

December 18, 2020For

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Joined Senator Murkowski in publicly supporting the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to deny the federal permit for the proposed Pebble Mine, calling the rejection the right decision for Bristol Bay.

November 25, 2020For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Publicly declared 'No Pebble Mine,' hardening his opposition to the proposed Pebble Mine after secretly recorded tapes showed company executives describing him as quiet on the project.

September 24, 2020For

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As Alaska attorney general, led the state's litigation defending oil and gas development on the federal outer continental shelf, winning a favorable federal court ruling on OCS development in July 2009.

July 30, 2009Against

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Voted against invoking cloture on H.R. 3233, the bill to establish a National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex; the cloture motion was rejected on May 28, 2021.

May 28, 2021Against

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Led a letter with Senator Ashley Moody urging the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate improper health-care billing practices that contribute to high levels of medical debt.

June 2, 2026For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Voted with Democrats and a small group of Republicans to block spending public funds on a White House ballroom and to forbid a $1.8 billion Justice Department compensation fund for people the president deems victims of political prosecution.

June 5, 2026For

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Voted to approve the Trump administration's 2025 rescission package cancelling billions of dollars in previously appropriated foreign aid and Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding.

July 21, 2025For

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Sponsored the POWER 2.0 Act, signed into law on December 20, 2022, making permanent the requirement that chief judges of federal judicial districts hold public events promoting pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

December 20, 2022For

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Sponsored the POWER Act, signed into law in September 2018, requiring federal judicial districts to hold annual events promoting pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

September 4, 2018For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

As chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, announced the Marine Corps Campaign-Alaska initiative expanding Marine rotational training and a permanent Supporting Arms Liaison Team at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

May 8, 2026For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Led a ten-year campaign for greater military refueling capacity in Alaska that culminated in the April 2026 arrival of four additional KC-135 Stratotankers and about 200 additional Air Force personnel for the Alaska Air National Guard 168th Wing.

April 8, 2026For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 budget reconciliation law, and took credit for shaping its Alaska provisions including expanded oil and gas leasing, tax cuts, the largest Coast Guard investment in history, and continued Alaska military build-up.

July 1, 2025For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 budget reconciliation law, and took credit for shaping its Alaska provisions including expanded oil and gas leasing, tax cuts, the largest Coast Guard investment in history, and continued Alaska military build-up.

July 1, 2025For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Sponsored the ARTIST Act to protect legal Alaska Native walrus-ivory handicrafts; after prior unanimous Senate passage, the House passed the bill on June 3, 2026 and sent it to the President.

June 3, 2026For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Voted for final passage of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, which passed the Senate on November 29, 2022.

November 29, 2022For

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Wrote Etsy CEO Kruti Patel Goyal demanding a policy change to preserve a sales pathway for authentic Alaska Native handicrafts made with lawfully harvested fur.

May 21, 2026For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Chaired a Senate Commerce Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries Subcommittee hearing on the Blue Economy, fisheries, maritime strength, and coastal economies on June 2, 2026.

June 2, 2026For

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Advocated for and announced creation of a new USDA Office of Seafood, following his 2023 National Seafood Supply Act proposal to give fishermen greater access to USDA support.

April 15, 2026

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Passed a unanimous Senate resolution affirming October 1 as national Choose Respect Day against domestic violence, building on his Choose Respect Act signed into law in 2022 and the statewide Choose Respect initiative he launched as Alaska attorney general.

October 3, 2025

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Received President Donald Trump's endorsement for reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2026, after voting for the 2025 tax and spending bill and for the administration's rescission of billions in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.

July 21, 2025

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Named chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support and chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries for the 119th Congress, while serving as a deputy whip of the Senate Republican Conference.

February 28, 2025

Source: sullivan.senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Voted against final passage of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act debt-ceiling bill, which passed the Senate on June 1, 2023.

June 1, 2023

Source: senate.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Disclosed two stock sales after the federal deadline in violation of the STOCK Act's 45-day reporting requirement: shares of Norwegian farmed-salmon company Mowi ASA reported 93 days after the transaction and Five Below shares 65 days after; Sullivan's filing said a third party sold the inherited shares and informed him late.

November 10, 2022

Source: adn.com · researched July 2, 2026