Lee, Latter-Day Saint Colleagues Honor Pioneer Spirit on Senate Floor
Jul 23, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today joined his Latter-day Saint colleagues Sens. John Curtis (R-UT) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) to commemorate the arrival of the first company of Latter-day Saint pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. In a resolution delivered on the Senate floor, the senators highlighted how the virtues demonstrated by early Latter-day Saint pioneers — including faith, sacrifice, resilience, and community — are universal American aspirations essential to addressing our nation’s modern challenges.
Lee Introduces PROTECT Act to Prevent Online Child Exploitation
Jul 23, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation to shield children and other nonconsenting victims of sexual abuse from exploitation online. The Preventing Rampant Online Technological and Criminal Trafficking (PROTECT) Act requires platforms with explicit material to take reasonable steps to verify the age and consent of individuals who upload or appear in the content, while remaining consistent with First Amendment jurisprudence.
“We Don’t Worship Fauci” Lee Bill Pulls Tax Dollars from Schools that Deny Religious Vaccine Exemptions
Jul 23, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced legislation to keep federal tax dollars from schools that refuse to recognize religious exemptions for vaccinations. The Guaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood Education (GRACE) Act protects religious freedom and parental rights by cutting federal funding from noncompliant schools, and prevents schools from targeting families with burdensome religious documentation requirements. The GRACE Act is cosponsored by Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), was introduced in the House by Congressman Greg Steube (R-FL-17), and is endorsed by over fifty organizations.
Lee Asks HHS to Cut Red Tape for Life-Saving Diabetes Treatment
Jul 21, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to cut red tape around life-saving diabetes treatment. Building on the framework of Senator Lee’s ISLET Act, the letter urges HHS to reclassify islets to facilitate their use in treatment for Americans with diabetes.
Lee Urges DOJ Investigation of Five Gruesome DC Abortion Victims with Rep. Chris Smith
Jul 21, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) led 55 of their Republican colleagues in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate five gruesome apparent late-term abortion victims discovered outside of a D.C. clinic in 2022. Known as the “D.C. Five,” these victims have yet to receive proper investigations, autopsies, or justice. The letter is endorsed by National Right to Life, SBA Pro-Life America, Family Research Council, and Students for Life Action.
Lee Bill Authorizes American Hackers to Fight Foreign Cyberattacks
Jul 15, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced legislation that would allow private American entities to prevent foreign cyber-attacks against the United States. The Cyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal Act authorizes President Trump to issue letters of marque and reprisal to strategically deter and disrupt cyber operations against the U.S. The bill continues Senator Lee’s recent work to revive the use of traditional letters of marque and reprisal under the Constitution. Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) introduced the House version of this legislation.
Lee Questions Rideshare Giants Uber and Lyft on Pricing, Antitrust Concerns
Jul 15, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) questioned rideshare giants Uber and Lyft with antitrust concerns following recent reports regarding their pricing. Senator Lee, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, questioned the companies on market power and concentration in the rideshare industry, transparency practices, information sharing , driver compensation, and the pricing of rides.
Lee Applauds Trump’s Actions Reining in Monument Overreach
Jul 13, 2026
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, applauded President Donald J. Trump’s proclamation modifying the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monuments.
Lee Introduces End EPA Abuse Act
Jun 25, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the End EPA Abuse Act to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from exercising undue authority to arbitrarily create and enforce policy decisions that rightly belong to Congress. The legislation is cosponsored by Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and its House version was introduced by Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-GA-09). The bill is endorsed by twelve organizations and twenty Attorneys General from across the country.
Lee, Cotton Sound Alarm on Chinese Thieves in American Labs
Jun 23, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) today sent a letter to alert Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright of Chinese nationals’ access to American National Labs, where they are infiltrating sensitive research facilities to steal American intellectual property and technology to benefit Communist China.
