Press Releases
Senator Lee Leads Amicus Brief Against Counting Late Ballots
Feb 12, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today led an amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to secure our elections and respect the founders’ original intent by excluding late ballots from being counted if received after the federally established Election Day. Senator Lee serves as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights.
Senator Lee Proposes Bipartisan Rehabilitation Incentives to Reduce Repeat Crime
Feb 11, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) today submitted a letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission proposing bipartisan sentencing guidelines that will incentivize early rehabilitation to reduce repeat offenses and increase public safety. U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), James Lankford (R-OK), Thom Tilliis (R-NC), and Roger Wicker (R-MS), along with U.S. Representatives Laurel Lee (R-FL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), and Deborah Ross (D-NC) co-authored the letter.
Lee Introduces Bill Balancing Highway Budgets
Feb 6, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation to rein in runaway spending and balance bloated transportation budgets that have grown past their original purpose. The Balance the Highway Trust Fund Act ensures that federal highway and transit spending does not exceed estimated revenues flowing into the Highway Trust Fund.
Lee Introduces Terminate USADF Act as Senior Official Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Jan 30, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation to terminate the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), a fraudulent foreign aid agency made defunct by an Executive Order from President Trump. USADF’s Director of Financial Management Mathieu Zahui pled guilty today to corruption in awarding government contracts and accepting bribes. The Terminate Unaccountable Spending, Abuse, Deception, and Fraud (USADF) Act will permanently scrub the USADF from statutory law, supporting President Trump’s agenda to eliminate fraud a waste from the federal government.
