WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Joe Manchin (I-West Virginia), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Steve Daines (R-Montana) and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) in introducing the Guarding Readiness Resources Act. This legislation provides an exemption from the Miscellaneous Receipts Act for State Active Duty (SAD) reimbursement payment  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: This week, the Senate passed a bipartisan nuclear energy package including the Advanced Nuclear Reactor Prize Act introduced by Representative John R. Curtis (R-UT). The bill authorizes the Secretary of Energy to award grants to cover fees assessed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "I am pleased that my legislation is headed to the President's desk to be signed into law with overwhelming  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a trio of bills today to ensure access to federal lands and reaffirm the authority of state and local jurisdictions. "In each of these bills, we aim to return control to those who are closest to our public lands -- the states and local communities," said Sen. Lee. "By doing so, we can ensure that our conservation efforts are practical, effective, and tailored to the unique character  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a resolution emphasizing the need for Senate oversight and consideration of the Biden administration's bilateral agreement to provide long-term security guarantees to Ukraine. Senator Lee asserts that this agreement, which effectively serves as a backdoor into NATO membership for Ukraine, bypasses Congress and the Constitution by not following the trea  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, Representative Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) introduced the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act to streamline the federal permitting process by instituting a 'permit-by-rule' (PBR) system. Joining Rep. Maloy and Rep. Chavez-DeRemer as original cosponsors are House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Rep. Dan Newhous  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following statement on June 20, 2024: * * * Representative Burgess Owens (UT-04) released the following statement in support of the State Department's announcement of a new U.S. passport agency in Salt Lake City. "The Utah way sometimes involves leaving Utah for work, recreation, and service abroad, requiring timely and efficient passport services that residents can count on when making travel plans," said Rep. Owens. "I am thrille  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: After years of efforts to improve in-person consular services for Utahns, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) welcomed today's announcement from the State Department that Salt Lake City will be the site of one of the six passport agency expansion locations throughout the country. Today's announcement is the result of a provision secured into law by Senator Romney that required the State Department's Bureau of Consu  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: In light of the growing illegal e-cigarette market in the United States, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today urged FDA Commissioner Robert Califf and Attorney General Merrick Garland--heads of the multi-agency task force to combat the illegal distribution and sale of e-cigarettes--to regain control of the e-cigarette marketplace and help curb the rise of youth vaping. Romney called for an effective enforcemen  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), John Barrasso (R-WY), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act, bipartisan legislation to extend the System Conservation Pilot Program, which was created to test voluntary water conservation measures to manage severe drought in the Colorado River Basin. "Over the last sever  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Enhancing Mitigation and Building Effective Resilience (EMBER) Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation based on recommendations from the Wildfire Mitigation and Management Commission--which Senator Romney secured in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act--to help communities across the country better assess, prevent, and manage w  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining released the following testimony by Utah Assitant Attorney General Tess Davis from a June 12, 2024, hearing on the Historic Roadways Protection Act (S. 3148): * * * Chair Cortez Masto, Ranking Member Lee, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to participate in this hearing. My name is Tess Davis, and I am an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Utah.  more