WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Last week, Representative John Curtis (R-UT), introduced Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act alongside Representative Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez (D-WA). The bill would ensure that water utilities can continue to focus their efforts on maintaining water quality. "In the West, and particularly in Utah, we understand deeply the value of clean water to our communities, our economy, and ou  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Today, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a bill to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) for an additional two years. This legislation aims to provide needed compensation to individuals who have been adversely affected by atomic weapons testing conducted by the federal government. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) cosponsored the legislation in the Senate, and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) is leading the effo  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Congressman Burgess Owens (UT-04) joined House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (TN-07) to introduce the Verifying that All Illegal Aliens Have Legitimate Documents (VALID) Act, to prohibit illegal immigrants from boarding commercial flights into the U.S. with only immigration-issued documents -- not the proper state or federal identification required of all Americans. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chair Burgess Owens (UT-04) today participated in an Education and the Workforce hearing titled "Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University's Response to Antisemitism." During the hearing, Rep. Owens pressed Columbia President Minouche Shafik on the university's response to antisemitic incidents on campus. Click here (https://x.com/RepB  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today joined Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Jack Reed (D-RI) in introducing a resolution to declare April as Financial Literacy Month. Recognized by the U.S. Senate since 2004, Financial Literacy Month is a national celebration of financial empowerment that raises awareness on the importance of financial education and providing resources to help Americans of all ages develop and maint  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: First of its kind framework establishes federal oversight of frontier AI to guard against biological, chemical, cyber, and nuclear threats Today, in a letter to the Senate artificial intelligence (AI) working group leaders, U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Angus King (I-ME) unveiled the first congressional framework to deal exclusively with the extreme risks posed b  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced a bill to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) for 2 additional years, with Congressman Burgess Owen co-sponsoring. RECA provides compensation to victims infected by radiation during the federal government's aboveground nuclear weapons testing. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) is leading the effort in the U.S. Senate with Sen  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Jamie Barnes, director and state forester for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, involving a hearing on March 14, 2024, entitled "A Nation on Fire: Responding to the Increasing Wildfire Threat": * * * Good morning Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Paul and members of the Committee. I am Jamie Barnes, Director/State Forester for the Utah Division of Forestry,  more