WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., will hold a press conference on Tuesday, November 7, to unveil new legislation to reauthorize and reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and enact other reforms to protect Americans' rights while preserving key surveillance authori  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following statement on Nov. 8, 2023: * * * Congressman Blake Moore released the following statement after being elected Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference: "I decided to run for the role of Vice Chair because I believe that an optimistic, conservative message is how we can best win the future. We have a strong and dynamic conference, and the future of our country depends on us rallying as a team around the policies that he  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Today, Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) and Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME) introduced the Tax Stamp Revenue Transfer for Wildlife and Recreation Act to reallocate the funding generated from tax stamp processing for the purpose of enhancing wildlife and habitat conservation and recreation programs. This change will supercharge funding for these critical funding streams while expediting processes at  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Several of Congressman Blake Moore's funding requests were included and passed in H.R. 4821, the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2024. These priorities include: * Funding to continue implementing Congressman Moore's MAPLand Act and the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act, which will respectively enhance outdoor recreation in Utah and help   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Today, the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act passed the House of Representatives. Introduced by Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) and Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX), this legislation is the final legislative step in establishing a location for a monument recognizing America's Medal of Honor recipients on the National Mall. This legislation is named after Woody Wi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: On Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled "Confronting the Scourge of Antisemitism on Campus." "A wave of unabashed antisemitism at colleges and univers  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Today the House of Representatives passed H.Res. 798, introduced by Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04), to condemn support for Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at American universities, which have created a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff. "It is the height of hypocrisy that the same colleges advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion are silent as hateful acts of a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., , Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Government Surveillance Reform Act, to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with important new protections for Americans' constitutional rights. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., Steve Daine  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (UT-04) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) introduced the Reporting on Investments in Foreign Adversaries (RIFA) Act, legislation to hold private universities accountable for their financial partnerships with foreign countries and entities hostile to the United States. "China and other forei  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Burgess Owens' (UT-04) amendment to prohibit funds from H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the recommendations from the Biden Administration's Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Mining. The amendment was adopted by voice vote. "The vast majority of th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) introduced the One Door to Work Act, legislation to establish a state innovation demonstration authority in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This legislation empowers states and local workforce boards to pursue innovative reforms to their workforce systems in pursuit of better outcomes fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Following the House passage of H.R. 4821, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) announced the inclusion of $8.35 million in key Utah priorities he helped secure in the bill, which now heads to the Senate. "From severe drought and water scarcity to unrivaled growth and a booming population, Utah faces unique challenges and exciting oppo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) voted for the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, a $14.3 billion emergency supplemental appropriations package that provides Israel with resources to defend itself against Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists. "On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists massacred thousands of innocent Israelis, marking the deadliest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust," said Rep. Owens. "In  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: Today, Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, Representatives Joe Neguse (D-CO) and John Curtis (R-UT) unveiled their Wildfire Resource Guide for the 118th Congress. The Caucus collaborated with a number of stakeholders and local leaders to develop a guide with useful information about how communities can better prepare for and recover from wildfires. View the 2024 Wildfire Resource Guid  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the Ways and Means Committee hearing on the financial security of American seniors and retirees and what Congress can do to make sure they are not being taken advantage of by the Biden Administration's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) activism. Congresswoman Miller highlighted how ESG mandates are devastating coal communities  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: At the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's annual "Threats to the Homeland" hearing today, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the Administration's continued failure to secure the southern border and questioned Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray about increased threats and violence against re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and 20 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the executive director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) demanding the Council rescind its proposal to limit the type of mining projects eligible for the improved permitting process established under Title 41 of theFixing America's Surface Transportation Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today led their colleagues in introducing the Fiscal Stability Act, a bipartisan solution to strengthen America's fiscal health and stabilize our nation's finances for future generations. The legislation would create a bicameral fiscal commission tasked with finding legislative solutions to stabilize and decrease our national debt, which now  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining issued the following testimony by Mark Boshell, deputy director of Utah's Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, involving a hearing on Oct. 25, 2023, on two bills. The legislation includes Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2023 (S. 2132) and To amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to requ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Government Surveillance Reform Act, to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with important new protections for Americans' constitutional rights. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Tammy Baldwin,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) led a group of Senate colleagues in introducing the Fiscal Stability Act, a bipartisan solution to strengthen America's fiscal health and stabilize our nation's finances for future generations. The legislation would create a bicameral fiscal commission tasked with finding legislative solutions to stabilize   more