Press Releases
Lee Cosponsors Payment Integrity Act to Prevent Childcare Fraud
Feb 18, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) cosponsored the Payment Integrity Act led by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to address massive childcare fraud cases. The bill requires states to base funding for childcare providers on actual attendance rather than on reported enrollment, and allows states to grant payments retroactively rather than in advance. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) also cosponsored the legislation.
Lee, Paul Introduce End to Vaccine Carveouts
Feb 17, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee cosponsored the End the Vaccine Carveout Act with Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) to remove special liability protections that shield manufacturers and administrators from civil claims when Americans are harmed. Representative Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09) introduced the House version of the bill.
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.
