WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Heinrich Announce Upcoming Committee Schedule WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources announced its schedule for the week. A hearing will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 9:30 am in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. A business   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Lee Introduces Bill to End Biden Era Lightbulb Ban WASHINGTON -Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced the Liberating Incandescent Technology (LIT) Act, legislation to repeal Biden-era lightbulb regulations that effectively banned incandescent light bulbs nationwide. The  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Blake Moore Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Employee Stock Ownership Plans WASHINGTON - Congressman Blake Moore led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing legislation that will support Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and empower business owners who want to transition to employee ownership. Congressman Moore was joined by Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA), Congressm  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Congressman Kennedy (UT-03) cosponsored the "Punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act" (H.R. 3242) introduced by Congressman Knott (R-NC), former federal prosecutor. It amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to raise mandatory prison sentences for illegal immigrants who commit felonies, in some cases requiring a minimum of 10 years in federal prison prior to dep  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Bill Establishes Obscenity Definition Across States WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act today to clarify the legal definition of "obscenity" for all states, making the transmission of obscene content across state lines more easily prosecuted. U.S. Representative Mary Miller (R-IL) is the bill's co-lead in the House of Representatives. "Obscenity i  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Curtis Introduce Strengthened Bipartisan Bill to Further Relations Between United States & Taiwan Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Utah's Senator John Curtis today introduced bipartisan legislation that reaffirms U.S. policy to support Taiwan's democracy and engagement with the world. The Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act --which Senator Merkley previously co-led wit  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Maloy: Targeted lands needed by local governments for infrastructure During a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on the committee's reconciliation package, which includes $18.5 billion in savings, Rep. Celeste Maloy (UT-02) spoke in support of her amendment that would allow fair market values sales of targeted land in Washington County and Beaver County. Maloy: Mr. Chairman, the underlying b  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Rep. Maloy: Utah is eager to be part of energy solutions Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) questioned Energy Secretary Chris Wright on how the department is working with the administration, states, and local governments to produce more energy during a budget hearing with the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. M  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Risch Introduces Bill to Fight Antisemitism at the UN WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Katie Bri  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Bill Defending Troops' Constitutional Right to Freedom of Religion WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Reaffirming Every Servicemember's Trust Over Religious Exemptions (RESTORE) Act. This bill would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a Special Review Board to audit   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Advances Four Key Trump Nominees at Interior & DOE WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to advance four of President Donald J. Trump's nominees for key energy and interior positions: * Dr. Andrea Travnicek - Assistant Secretary of the Interi  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Fix Our Forests Act Gets Committee Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), John Curtis (R-Utah), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) applauded the continued progress of their Senate version of the Fix Our Forests Act, as it received a legislative hearing this afternoon in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bipa  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Curtis introduce bipartisan legislation to help small businesses bring new technologies to market WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) today introduced legislation that would help innovative small businesses commercialize their technologies. The Research Advancing to Market Production (RAMP) for Innovators Act updates the SBIR/STTR programs--oft  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Ted Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Legislation Defending Troop's Constitutional Right to Freedom of Religion WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Reaffirming Every Servicemember's Trust Over Religious Exemptions (RESTORE) Act. "I'm proud to support the RESTORE Act, w  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Moran, Moore, Trahan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Employee Ownership of Businesses Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and U.S. Representatives Blake Moore (R-Utah) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to make it easier for private companies to transfer ownership of a business to their employees. Currently, over  more