WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate: Bill Summary S. 1207 would secure up to 81,500 acre-feet of water annually for the Navajo Nation in Utah by ratifying a settlement among the federal government, the State of Utah, and the Navajo Nation. CBO estimates that the bill would authorize the appropriation of $241 million (including adjustments to account for inflation and interest earnings) to capitalize the Navajo Utah Settlement Trust Fund, an  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: At a just-concluded markup, the House Natural Resources Committee approved bills to block offshore drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and to provide the full $900 million annual authorized funding level for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Among other measures initially listed for consideration today, R  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The House Natural Resources subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife issued the following hearing information: legislative hearing on three tribal bills at 1324 Longworth House Office Building at 2 p.m. on June 26: Legislative hearing on the following bills: * H.R. 644 (Rep. Bishop), To approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in Utah, and for other purposes."Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act" * H.R. 2459 (Rep. O'Halleran), To appro  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, issued the following news release: Congressman Ben McAdams voted against a measure totaling nearly $1 trillion in federal spending next year. McAdams said the four-bill "minibus" spending measure (H.R. 2740) would increase funding for nearly all covered programs compared with last year's fiscal spending levels. The administration has threatened to veto the bill. "This vote shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. I laid out what would be required for   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on the submitted draft greenhouse gases emissions guidance by the White House Council on Environmental Quality: "The new draft guidance is a needed step to limit excessive litigation exposure and provide clarity and consistency as federal agencies conduct environmental reviews. "The Trump administration has gone above and beyond to mitigate executi  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, issued the following news release: Congressman Ben McAdams successfully bolstered funding for a program that helps children and families receive support during the criminal justice process as investigations proceed in cases of alleged child abuse and domestic violence. McAdams' amendment to increase grant program funding by $2 million was adopted as part of the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, which is one of five funding bills being  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH), introduced the Time to Completion Act of 2019, legislation that will provide information that is essential for students and families to better evaluate the performance of colleges and universities. Specifically, the bill extends the graduation rate benchmark requirements under the Higher Education Act (HEA) to better reflect community colle  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) this week introduced several amendments to the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is currently being considered on the Senate floor. The amendments include legislation to settle an important water rights claim for Navajos living in Utah, to give rural Utahns a voice in land management, and a measure to improve access to Utah's Hill Air Force Base. Se  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing entitled, "Keeping Congress Accountable: Term Limits in the U.S.": The hearing examined the use of term limits as an avenue to break the cycle of career politicians and encourage accountability in Congress. Sen. Cruz previously introduced a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on congressional members with Rep. Francis Roon  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following statement after talking with President Trump about his current Iran strategy: "After speaking with President Trump this afternoon, I am convinced he made the right call last night. It is clear the Iranian regime is a threat, and that such threats cannot be eliminated by wishful thinking like President Obama's reckless deal with Tehran. But neither does every provocation call for a military response." "Economic sanctions on Iran  more