Office of Senator Romney Releases Midterm Report
The Office of Senator Romney released a report detailing the policy and constituent service accomplishments at the halfway mark of Romney’s Senate term.
06.06.2022
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Romney Attends Navajo Utah Water Settlement Signing, Curls with Ukrainian Curlers and Attends Rock Climbing World Cup
While home in Utah during the Senate state work period, Senator Romney joined the signing of the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement in Monument Valley. Later in the day, he curled with the Ukrainian National Curling Team at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns and attended the IFSC World Cup in Salt Lake City.
06.01.2022
Romney Joins Bipartisan Letter Requesting Full Funding for the PILT Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill
Senator Romney joined his colleagues in urging the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations to fully fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for fiscal year (FY) 2023. PILT provides payments to counties with non-taxable federal land within their borders to offset the lost property tax revenue.
06.01.2022
Romney Attends Signing of Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement
Senator Romney joined U.S. Interior Secretary Haaland, Utah Governor Cox, Utah Lt. Governor Henderson, and Navajo Nation President Nez for the signing of the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement.
05.27.2022
Romney Joins Colleagues in Demanding NEPA Review of Biden Administration’s Undefined 30×30 Initiative
Senator Romney joined colleagues in sending a letter to White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory demanding they adhere to the National Environmental Policy Act requirements and undergo the proper analysis and public comment period for the Biden Administration’s goal of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030.
05.13.2022
Utah Lawmakers Advise Biden to Correct Record on Utah Public Lands
Senator Romney joined Sen. Lee and Rep. Curtis in a joint statement regarding the President’s recent public appearance in which he misrepresented expansion of the Bears Ears National Monument support in Utah.
05.11.2022
Senators Romney, Lee Introduce Bill to Increase Utah Housing Supply
Senator Romney joined Senators Mike Lee and John Barrasso in introducing the Helping Open Underutilized Space to Ensure Shelter or HOUSES Act today to help units of local government address housing supply and affordability in their jurisdictions.
04.08.2022
Romney Joins Western Senators in Urging Secretary of Interior to Fund Sagebrush Ecosystem Restoration and Conservation Efforts
Senator Romney joined his colleagues in urging Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to allocate a significant portion of the Department’s recent funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act toward sagebrush ecosystem restoration in the American West.
03.30.2022
Senators Romney, Brown Introduce Bipartisan African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act
Bipartisan legislation would establish preservation program through the National Park Service WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in introducing the African
02.16.2022
Romney Joins Colleagues in Urging Administration to Finalize Rule to Reverse Disastrous Cottonwood Decision
Senator Romney joined his colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Director Martha Williams and U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore urging the Biden Administration to resolve challenges stemming from the disastrous Cottonwood decision.
02.15.2022
Romney Welcomes Interior Deputy Secretary Beaudreau’s Decision to Visit Utah
Senator Romney issued a statement in response to Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau’s announcement of his upcoming visit to Utah to highlight the historic investments in the bipartisan infrastructure bill for water infrastructure and ecosystem restoration.
02.09.2022
Romney Joins Entire Senate Republican Conference in Fight to Stop Resurrection of Biden-Obama WOTUS Overreach
Senator Romney joined his Senate Republican colleagues in urging the EPA and the USACE to suspend pending rulemaking to redefine the scope of waters protected under the CA, specifically WOTUS, until the U.S. Supreme Court completes its consideration of Sackett v. EPA, a case that is expected to have major implications on CWA scope and enforcement.
02.04.2022