SENATE PASSES LEE-LED BILLS ON WILDFIRE RESEARCH AND HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION
Dec 18, 2024
Tonight, the Senate passed two bills led by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)—the Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act and S. 5000—by unanimous consent and await passage by the House. These bills will enhance wildfire research and address the impacts of hydropower reductions at Glen Canyon Dam.
Lee Secures Passage of Three Bills in Major Win for Utah
Dec 17, 2024
The Senate passed three bills led by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) that represent major wins for Utah’s infrastructure, natural resources, and public lands. The Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act, the Mountain View Corridor Completion Act,, and the Utah State Parks Adjustment Act cleared both chambers of Congress without objection and now head to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
Sens. Lee and Welch Urge DOJ, FTC to Investigate FanDuel and DraftKings for Anticompetitive Practices
Dec 17, 2024
WASHINGTON – Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Peter Welch (D-VT) released a letter calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate FanDuel and DraftKings for allegedly violating Section 1 of the Sherman Act's prohibition on coordination to construct or impair competition.
Lee Introduces Bill to Repeal the Impoundment Control Act
Dec 16, 2024
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation to repeal the Impoundment Control Act (ICA) of 1974, a law that undermines the constitutional authority of the President to exercise fiscal restraint by declining to spend appropriated funds. Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) has introduced a companion bill in the House.
Lee Introduces Forest Service Accountability Act
Dec 5, 2024
WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Forest Service Accountability Act, legislation designed to bring greater transparency and public accountability to the leadership of the U.S. Forest Service. The bill would change the Chief of the Forest Service position from a career appointment to a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed role.
Lee Introduces App Store Accountability Act to Empower Parents & Protect Children Online
Nov 26, 2024
WASHINGTON –Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the App Store Accountability Act, a bill designed to give parents the tools and legal recourse they need to protect their children from harmful content on mobile apps. The legislation addresses the alarming prevalence of harmful material—including sexually explicit content and social apps that expose minors to predatory behavior—enabled by app stores’ inadequate safety measures and perverse incentives to keep children engaged.
Lee Introduces the Ending Racism in Government Contracting Act
Nov 21, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Ending Racism in Government Contracting Act, a bill designed to eliminate race-based quotas, mandates, and preferences in federal contracting. Reps. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) are leading companion legislation in the House. The bill is cosponsored in the House by Reps. Dan Crenshaw (TX), Debbie Lesko (AZ), Ralph Norman (SC), Burgess Owens (UT), Tom Tiffany (WI), and Randy Weber (TX).
Lee to Chair Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Announces Staff Director
Nov 20, 2024
WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement after receiving the gavel to chair the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sen. Lee Reintroduces UNSHACKLE Act
Nov 14, 2024
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) today reintroduced the Undoing NEPA’s Substantial Harm by Advancing Concepts that Kickstart the Liberation of the Economy (UNSHACKLE) Act, legislation that would comprehensively reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Senators Lee, Tuberville, and Marshall Demand Accountability from Secretary Mayorkas on Border-Caused Tuberculosis Surge
Nov 1, 2024
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, holding him accountable for a surge in tuberculosis (TB) cases across the United States due to lax enforcement of border laws under the Biden-Harris administration. The senators make clear that this administration's policies are jeopardizing public health, risking a re-emergence of TB along with violent crime, human trafficking, and drug smuggling as a direct result of an unsecured border.