The U.S. Senate has unanimously adopted a resolution marking National Police Week and reaffirming support for law enforcement personnel. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) co-sponsored the bipartisan resolution, which was led by Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with 75 other Senate colleagues.
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has joined forces with Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) to introduce the Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation aims to reauthorize the Poison Control Centers (PCC) Network program through 2029. The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously cleared identical legislation in March.
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Spending Oversight Subcommittee, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), the Subcommittee’s Chair, spearheaded a hearing on May 15, 2024. The purpose of the hearing was to scrutinize the 2024 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on methods to curtail duplication, overlap, and fragmentation within the federal government and save taxpayer dollars.
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, along with 43 Senate Republican colleagues led by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act. The aim is to strike down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) rule on the definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms. This rule is seen as ignoring the law and congressional intent to require anyone who sells a firearm to register as a federal firearm licensee.
The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Utah County was found at a single gas station in the week ending May 11, according to GasBuddy.com.
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), recently discussed the importance of American leadership in global affairs during an interview with ABC4 Utah’s Inside Utah Politics. The conversation, led by Brian McElhatten, covered topics such as supporting Ukraine and strategically competing with China.
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), along with Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), SFRC Ranking Member, and 23 other Senate colleagues, have introduced the No Official Palestine Entry (NOPE) Act. This legislation aims to update existing law to ensure that U.S. assistance does not benefit entities that grant additional rights and privileges to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
The U.S. Senate has passed bipartisan legislation, cosponsored by Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), to award the Congressional Gold Medal to a group of Vietnam War veterans known as "Dustoff Crews". The bill was spearheaded by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and gained support from 68 other Senate colleagues. Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) introduced companion legislation in the House.
U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of SFRC, introduced the Coordinating AUKUS Engagement with Japan Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing the United States’ cooperation with allies in order to combat the growing threat of China. The legislation would require Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) coordinators at both the U.S. Departments of State and Defense to engage with the Japanese government and consult with...
U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today introduced the Back to Work Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation to require employees of federal agencies to return to in-person work. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in 2023, 17 of 24 federal agency headquarters were operating at an average capacity of 25% less. This legislation would limit telework to no more than 40% of days within an employee’s pay period and require agencies to report to Congress on the productivity of its telework activities.