WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: This week, Representative John Curtis (R-UT) introduced the Star-Spangled Summit Act, a bill to allow the American flag to fly on Kyhv Peak. For over 20 years Robert Collins seasonally placed an American flag on the Peak above Provo, Utah. In 2021, Collins was informed by the Forest Service that placement of the flag may violate the agency's policies. The bill requires the Forest Service to i  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing with the Committee on Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations titled "Investiga  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: This week, Reps. Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Ed Case (D-HI), and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced the Public Land Search and Rescue Act, legislation that would establish a grant program to assist states with the costs of search and rescue activities on federal land under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The program is intended to help with  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today celebrated the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) vote to officially award the 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to Salt Lake City, Utah. The decision was made at the 142nd IOC session in Paris, France, today following a final presentation by the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee delegation for the Games. "It is official--the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are com  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Mrs. Romney today in serving a selection of his home-state foods at a lunch he hosted for his Republican Senate colleagues. Jayson Edwards, founder and owner of Utah-based J.Dawgs, flew in from Utah with his gourmet hot dogs to personally grill for the group. In addition to J.Dawgs hot dogs with their signature "Special Sauce," the menu included Mrs. Romney's barbecue beans and  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today issued the following statement: "I'm a classic Republican and he's a classic Democrat; obviously, President Biden and I usually didn't see eye-to-eye. I opposed many of his initiatives. But we did find common ground on infrastructure, Ukraine, the Electoral Count Act, adding religious liberty protections to the marriage bill, gun safety measures, and chip manufacturing. "Other  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today introduced the Smart Kids Not Smartphones Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing the usage of smartphones by children in the classroom. The legislation would establish a non-competitive, non-monetary recognition award program--administered by the Department of Education (ED)--to highlight and celebrate any school that has and enforces a policy pro  more