Press Releases
Lee, Merkley Bill Would Save Taxpayers Millions by Ending Penny Production
May 1, 2025
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), introduced the Make Sense Not Cents Act today to save taxpayers millions annually by ending production of the U.S. penny.
Senator Lee Returns from Congressional Delegation to Denmark, Estonia, and Finland
Apr 17, 2025
Senator Mike Lee recently returned from a trip to Denmark, Estonia, and Finland with Senator Rick Scott (R-FL). On the trip, they met with senior government officials to discuss shared military and national security priorities. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy, Senator Lee shares the Trump Administration’s goal of peace through strength.
Lee Introduces the Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act
Apr 11, 2025
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act, which exempts new parents from paying back health insurance premiums to their employers, should they choose not to return to work after maternity or paternity leave. Under current law, employers can “claw back” premiums from new moms and dads if they stay at home following parental leave.
Senator Lee and Representative Davidson Introduce Aid Accountability Act
Apr 11, 2025
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced the Aid Accountability Act of 2025 which would create a “funding death penalty” for any federal employee or non-governmental organization violating the Helms Amendment which prohibits the use of any US foreign aid to perform or encourage abortion as a method of family planning.
