Romney Reflects on 25-Year Career in Public Service
WASHINGTON—As he prepares to leave the Senate, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) sat down with CNN’s Jake Tapper for a wide-ranging interview on his 25-year
12.16.2024
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Office of Senator Romney Releases Legislative Accomplishments Report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jy3XZpYjns WASHINGTON—The Office of U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today released a report detailing the policy and constituent service accomplishments of Romney’s Senate term. Major
12.03.2024
Romney Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Uinta Basin Railway Project in Supreme Court Case
Senator Romney joined a group of colleagues, led by Senator Barrasso (R-WY), in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States opposing the extreme judicial expansion of the National Environmental Policy Act and supporting the construction of the Uinta Basin Railway, a proposed 88-mile rail line that would connect the oil-rich Uinta Basin region of eastern Utah to the national rail network.
09.05.2024
Romney, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Extend Colorado River Conservation Program
Senators Romney, Hickenlooper (D-CO), Barrasso (R-WY), Bennet (D-CO), and Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act, bipartisan legislation to extend the System Conservation Pilot Program, which was created to test voluntary water conservation measures to manage severe drought in the Colorado River Basin.
06.18.2024
Romney, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Counter National Security Risks of Economic Entanglement with China
Romney, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Counter National Security Risks of Economic Entanglement with China
03.21.2024
Romney Leads Senate Hearing About Modernizing Federal Wildfire Policies
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today helped lead a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing focused on preventing, managing, and responding to wildfires in the United States.
03.14.2024
Romney Joins Colleagues in Resolution to Overturn FHWA’s GHG Emissions Performance Measure Rule
Senator Romney joined his colleagues, led by Senators Cramer (R-ND), Capito (R-WV), and Manchin (D-WV), in introducing a bicameral, bipartisan Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval to nullify the Federal Highway Administration’s greenhouse gas emissions performance rule and illustrate Congress’ objection to this federal overreach.
02.07.2024
Romney Joins Bicameral Call for Biden to Withdraw EV Mandate
Senator Romney joined a bicameral group of 120 colleagues, led by Senators Crapo (R-ID) and Cruz (R-TX), and Representative Walberg (R-MI), in sending a letter to U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman calling for the withdrawal of the Biden Administration’s proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks.
01.24.2024
Romney Highlights Progress on Top Priorities in 2023 Year in Review Report
As 2024 begins, Senator Romney released a report detailing the policy and constituent services highlights from the past year. Major legislative highlights included enactment of Romney bills that equip the U.S. to better counter the rise of China, bolster the role Utah plays in our national defense, and advance efforts to bring a passport agency to Salt Lake City.
01.04.2024
Romney Applauds Natural Resource Committee Passage of Utah Priorities
Senator Romney applauded the passage of two Utah priorities out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act and the Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act.
12.14.2023
Romney, Colleagues Warn New Permitting Rule Adds Red Tape and Imperils America’s Mineral Needs
Senator Romney joined Senator Sullivan (R-AK) and 20 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the executive director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council demanding the Council rescind its proposal to limit the type of mining projects eligible for the improved permitting process established under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act.
11.02.2023
Romney Joins Effort to Prohibit ESA Sage-Grouse Listing
Senator Romney joined Senators Risch (R-ID) and Crapo (R-ID), members of the Senate Western Caucus, in a letter to Senate leadership urging the continued Endangered Species Act listing prohibition for the greater sage-grouse.
10.24.2023