Press Releases
Lee Introduces Automatic Flight Risk Status for Non-Citizen Criminals
Nov 20, 2025
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Flight Risk Reduction Act today to prevent non-U.S. citizen criminal defendants from fleeing and failing to appear for trial. The announcement follows the arrest of a non-citizen rideshare driver who announced plans to flee to Peru following the alleged sexual assault of a university student in Salt Lake City this week.
Senator Lee Introduces Audit of America’s Gold Reserves
Nov 19, 2025
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Gold Reserve Transparency Act today supporting President Trump’s historic transparency agenda by mandating long overdue comprehensive audits of all gold reserves held by the U.S. federal government. A similar bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).
Senator Mike Lee Leads Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to End Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption
Nov 7, 2025
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) announced today that he is leading an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn a century-old precedent that has long shielded professional baseball from the nation’s antitrust laws. Senator Lee serves as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights and is joined on the amicus brief by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), the subcommittee’s Ranking Member.
Lee Introduces Safer Supervision Act to Reduce Repeat Crime and Waste
Nov 5, 2025
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Safer Supervision Act to improve efficiency of supervised release programs and reduce repeat crime and government waste. The bipartisan legislation restores Congress’ original intent for law enforcement to focus on high-risk criminals to keep America’s streets safe and for tax dollars to be spent where they are most effective. The Safer Supervision Act is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chris Coons (D-DE), James Lankford (R-OK), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Roger Wicker (R-MS).
