Senators Romney and Sullivan (R-AK) introduced the Aligning Development and Competition Act of 2024, legislation that aims to reorient U.S. foreign development investments through the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to better compete with China.
Senator Romney joined Senator Risch (R-ID), Representative Owens (R-UT), and several congressional colleagues from the Mountain West region in sending a letter urging the Mountain West Conference to ban biological males from competing in women’s sports and protect biological female student-athletes.
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It cannot be understated: America today faces formidable challenges—our mounting national debt, rising authoritarian power and influence around the world, unchecked growth of AI technologies, and increasingly dramatic climate conditions. This week in Utah, Senator Romney met with entrepreneurs, students, and higher education leaders to discuss the challenges we face that require serious attention from Americans and lawmakers. He also commemorated the horrific terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, and met with a Paralympian bronze medalist from Utah.
One year since the October 7 terrorist attacks that killed dozens of Americans, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined every Senate Republican in fully condemning Iran-backed Hamas for its actions, supporting Israel’s right to self-defense, and calling for the safe release of the remaining American hostages.
Utah—out of all 50 states—has the highest number of children in each family. And in today’s economy, families are facing great financial strain. This week, Senator Romney introduced legislation that would support families raising kids by expanding the Child Tax Credit without adding to the debt. He also introduced legislation to help the federal government assess its ability to respond to economic shocks and to continue oversight of funds tied to COVID-era programs.
Senator Romney introduced the Family Security Act—pro-family, pro-life, and pro-marriage legislation that would modernize and streamline antiquated federal policies into an expanded Child Tax Credit for working families.
Senators Romney, Manchin (I-WV), Warner (D-VA), and Braun (R-IN) introduced the Reassuring Economic Stability In Light of International, Economic, and Natural Conflicts and Emergencies (RESILIENCE) Act. The bipartisan legislation would require the U.S. Treasury Secretary and OMB Director to conduct annual examinations on the federal government’s ability to respond to hypothetical domestic and international fiscal shocks.
Senators Romney, Hassan (D-NH), Warner (D-VA), and Ernst (R-IA) introduced the COVID Spending Transparency Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation that would extend the term of the Treasury Department’s Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR)—currently scheduled to sunset at the end of March 2025—for another five years.
With each passing day, China works to expand its geopolitical, military, and economic dominance in the world—seeking to overtake America as the global leader. To address the growing China threat, Senator Romney this week introduced legislation that would counter the CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative, root out its influence in our educational institutions, strengthen our security alliances, and sanction supporters of China’s maritime militia. He also saw his bill to reduce the United States’ dependence on China for critical minerals unanimously pass the Senate and introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal a COVID-era tax credit that has become riddled with fraud.
Senator Romney, along with several of his Republican Senate Foreign Relations Committee colleagues, introduced the STRATEGIC Act of 2024, legislation to set up the United States and its allies and partners for success in the strategic competition against China.
The Senate unanimously passed the Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act, bipartisan legislation authored by Senators Romney, Peters (D-MI), and Lankford (R-OK), that would reduce the United States’ reliance on China and adversarial nations for critical minerals.