WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after a U.S. District Court temporarily blocked the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from enforcing its natural gas venting and flaring rule. The ruling comes as a result of a lawsuit filed by the State of North Dakota, along with Montana, Texas, Wyoming and Utah. Hoeven has pressed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has passed the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act by unanimous consent. The bill, introduced by Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) and Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) in the House, will establish a pilot program under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow "Good Samaritans" - such as non-profits, local governments, an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: The House Small Business Committee passed HR 9032 - the Enhanced Regulatory Flexibility Assessment Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Celeste Maloy that would require federal agencies to study and provide more detailed reports on the effects new rules and regulations have on small businesses. Rep. Maloy testified on behalf of this legislation during a hearing with the House Small Business Committee. In her remar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-Utah) le  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed the End Woke Higher Education Act, which included the Accreditation for College Excellence (ACE) Act, introduced by Higher Education and Workforce Development Chair Burgess Owens (UT-04). The legislation amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to limit accrediting agencies' and associations' ability to link federal funding to an institution's political or ideological belief  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) introduced the Low Income Housing for Defense Communities Act of 2024, a bipartisan piece of legislation to address military housing affordability by diversifying housing options for servicemembers serving in high-cost areas. Congressman Moore was joined by Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) in introducing this bill. "When I got onto the Ways and Means Committee, Cle  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Representatives Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) applaud the passage of their bill, the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act, in the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. This bill establishes a permit-by-rule system to streamline the federal permitting process. "This bill would have a big impact on Utah where much of our land is federally owned. Projects that woul  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Rep. Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and colleagues introduced the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024 (JUDGES Act), which included Rep. Maloy's bill - HR 8666 - to authorize additional federal case locations in Utah. "Utahns raised concerns with me about the distance they have to travel to get to court or participate on a jury. That's why I worked to ensure the Judges Act includes a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: In a hearing with the House Small Business Committee today, Rep. Celeste Maloy questioned SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman about the lack of responsiveness from the Small Business Administration as Utah tries to partner with them to help small businesses in the state thrive. Rep. Maloy: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Administrator Guzman, thanks for being here. You've heard from a lot of my colleagues. I'm not goi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, today introduced bipartisan legislation that provides the administration with the authority to sanction foreign adversary entities that provide support to China's maritime militia. The Targeting Illicit Disruption and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations (SFRC) Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific; Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of SFRC; and Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Todd Young (R-IN), John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), John Cornyn (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today introduced the STRATEGIC Act  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Joe Manchin (I-WV) today introduced the Employee Retention Tax Credit Repeal Act, bipartisan legislation that would disallow the processing of Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) claims filed after January 31, 2024, and increase penalties on fraud. The ERTC has been highly susceptible to fraudulent schemes--costing taxpayers nearly 200% more than anticipate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: The Senate unanimously passed the Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act, bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Gary Peters (D-MI), and James Lankford (R-OK), that would reduce the United States' reliance on China and adversarial nations for critical minerals. The legislation, which was introduced in June 2023 and passed out of the Homeland Security and Governmental A  more