Press Releases
Lee, Miller Fight for Student Privacy with Student Voter Data Protection Act
Sep 16, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representative Mary Miller (R-IL) introduced the Student Voter Data Protection Act, a bill to safeguard the personal data of college students from being exploited for partisan voter registration efforts. This legislation amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to explicitly prohibit students' private information from being shared without their consent for voter registration drives, additionally banning federal funds from postsecondary education institutions that engage in these practices.
Lee, Colleagues Call for Investigation of California’s Climate Pacts with China
Aug 20, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) joined Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA-39) to call for an investigation into the state of California’s numerous climate agreements with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The members of Congress penned a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Todd Blanche outlining California’s inappropriate climate agreements with China.
Lee Introduces Kayleigh’s Law to Protect Victims of Sexual Crimes from Contact by Abusers
Aug 12, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced Kayleigh’s Law to protect victims from any further unwanted contact with their abuser. Named for survivor Kayleigh Kozak who bravely testified against her soccer coach for sexually abusing her as a sixth grader, the bill will require courts to issue permanent no-contact orders at the request of victims who have suffered violence or sexual abuse.
Utah, Colorado Senators Honor Firefighters Killed in Wildfires
Aug 11, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), John Curtis (R-UT), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring the bravery and sacrifice of several firefighters whose lives were lost while combatting recent wildfires on the Utah-Colorado border.
