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Romney, Murphy Unveil Bill to Keep Smartphones Out of the Classroom

Senators Romney and Murphy (D-CT) introduced the Smart Kids Not Smartphones Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing the usage of smartphones by children in the classroom. The legislation would establish a non-competitive, non-monetary recognition award program—administered by the Department of Education—to highlight and celebrate any school that has and enforces a policy prohibiting the use of smartphones by students during instructional hours.

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Romney Statement on Biden Announcement

I’m a classic Republican and he’s a classic Democrat; obviously, President Biden and I usually didn’t see eye-to-eye. I opposed many of his initiatives. But we did find common ground on infrastructure, Ukraine, the Electoral Count Act, adding religious liberty protections to the marriage bill, gun safety measures, and chip manufacturing. Others will judge his presidency. However, having worked with him these past few years, I respect President Biden. His decision to withdraw from the race was right and is in the best interest of the country. Ann and I send warm personal wishes to the President and First Lady.

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Romney Secures Utah Priorities in Annual Defense Bill

Senator Romney secured several measures in the 2025 NDAA, which passed the Senate Armed Services Committee last month. The bill would authorize funding levels and provides authorities for the U.S. military and other critical defense priorities, ensuring America’s forces have the training, equipment, and resources they need to carry out their missions

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May God bless our great country ??

America’s ascent was improbable: our founding was based on a war nearly lost, a set of Articles of Confederation that failed, a Constitution that was barely ratified, and a terrible second war with Great Britain. Less than a century later, we succumbed to a great civil war that claimed more than 600,000 lives.Nevertheless, America not merely endured, but achieved a level of greatness and goodness never before seen in human history. This tradition continues today—I have seen the greatness of the American spirit time and again. We innovate, we persevere, we overcome.

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Romney, Colleagues Request Information from DOJ, FDA on New Interagency Task Force to Combat Illegal E-Cigarette Market

Senator Romney joined a group of colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Consumer Protection Branch and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products Director requesting more information about the recently announced interagency task force to combat the illicit sale and distribution of unauthorized e-cigarettes.

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Bringing a passport agency to Utah.

Passport demand in Utah is enormous, due in part to our population growth and global missionary efforts. After a years-long push by Senator Romney, the State Department announced that a passport agency is coming to Salt Lake City to provide Utahns with improved, in-person services. Senator Romney also advanced another major priority by introducing bipartisan legislation that would help prevent wildfires and expedite federal resources for when they strike. His bill incorporates recommendations made by a wildfire commission he secured into law in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

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Romney, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Wildfire Prevention and Resilience Efforts

Senators Romney and Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Enhancing Mitigation and Building Effective Resilience (EMBER) Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation based on recommendations from the Wildfire Mitigation and Management Commission—which Senator Romney secured in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—to help communities across the country better assess, prevent, and manage wildfires.

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