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| http://stewart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-stewart-and-house-intelligence-committee-launch-investigation-into | Rep. Stewart and House Intelligence Committee Launch Investigation into Spying Allegations | 2015-12-31 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Chris Stewart | S001192 | stewart.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. -- As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) joined his committee colleagues in opening an investigation into the Obama Administration's practice of spying on members of Congress and some friendly foreign leaders. The Wall Street Journal has reported that the United States collected information on private exchanges between members of Congress and the Israeli Prime Minister during the Iran nuclear deal negotiations. This comes two years after President Obama announced he would no longer eavesdrop on friendly heads of state. Additionally, the law states that any intercepted communication between a U.S. government official and a foreign target must be destroyed unless the NSA Director grants a waiver. At this time, Congress is aware of no such waiver. "If the Wall Street Journal report is correct, we've got a real problem, Stewart said. "The National Security Agency already has a strained relationship with the American people, and breaking our privacy laws only weakens that relationship.Next week, the House Intelligence Committee is expected to meet with members of the Intelligence Community to get some answers to these very serious allegations." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-release/chaffetz-votes-strengthen-national-security | Chaffetz Votes to Strengthen National Security | 2015-12-18 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | The press release you requested is no longer available. Please see below for a complete list of House vacancy details. 115th Congress, 1st Session State, District Reason for Vacancy, Successor Arizona, 8th The Honorable Trent Franks resigned from the 115th Congress on December 8, 2017. Michigan, 13th The Honorable John Conyers Jr. resigned from the 115th Congress on December 5, 2017. Pennsylvania, 18th The Honorable Tim Murphy resigned from the 115th Congress on October 21, 2017. Utah, 3rd The Honorable Jason Chaffetz resigned from the 115th Congress on June 30, 2017. The Honorable John R. Curtis was elected November 7, 2017, in special election. Representative Curtis was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office on November 13, 2017. Kansas, 4th The Honorable Mike Pompeo resigned from the 115th Congress on January 23, 2017. The Honorable Ron Estes was elected April 11, 2017, in special election. Representative Estes was added to the rolls of the House upon e… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stewart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-stewart-advances-republican-priorities-votes-for-omnibus-bill | Rep. Stewart Advances Republican Priorities, Votes for Omnibus Bill | 2015-12-18 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Chris Stewart | S001192 | stewart.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) voted in favor of the House Omnibus spending bill, which passed the House 316 - 118. In divided government, no one gets exactly what they want, Stewart said. But today, we funded the government with provisions that advance Republican priorities, including several of my own bills. First, this bill strengthens our national security. As a former military officer and a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I have been a leader in the fight to protect our country. There is no more important thing I can do in Congress. This bill does that by restoring much needed funding for our military to ensure our troops are ready to defeat ISIS. It also strengthens some of our visa programs to keep terrorists from traveling to the United States. Second, it dismantles Obamacare by eliminating government subsides for insurance companies. Since I came to Congress I have fought at every opportunity to defund Obamacare. This provision is reason alone to support this bill. Third, this bill includes important provisions that are critical for Utah and my district. It fully funds the PILT program (Payments in Lieu of Taxes), which is absolutely vital to Utahs rural communities. It also stops the Fish and Wildlife Service from listing the sage-grouse on the Endangered Species List. Additionally, this bill includes some meaningful tax reform, putting in place permanent tax breaks that will help small businesses and families. This Bill: Strengthens our National Defense. The bill restores funding for our military to ensure our troops can confront todays challenges and defeat ISIS. Dismantles Obamacare. It provides no new funding for Obamacare and prevents a taxpayer bailout of Obamacares risk corridor program. Funds the PILT Program. It protects important provisions for rural Utah by fully funding the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program. Prevents Sage Grouse Listing. The bill stops the Fish and Wildlife Service from listing the sage-grouse on the Endangered Species List ther… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://chaffetz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=449 | Chaffetz Votes to Strengthen National Security | 2015-12-18 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | Today, Congressman Jason Chaffetz released the following statement after voting in favor of the year-long spending bill to fund the government: “I take national security very seriously. The provisions in this bill to fund the military and reform our flawed visa waiver program outweigh other concerns I have with this deal. This is simply not the time to let down our guard on national security. There are a number of other important provisions that I believe will have a net positive impact, including protection from Obamacare’s flawed risk-corridor program." BILL DETAILS | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://robbishop.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-bishop-votes-yes-funding-bill | Rep. Bishop Votes YES on Funding Bill | 2015-12-18 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Rob Bishop | B001250 | robbishop.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement after the House passed the Omnibus Appropriations Act for FY2016:"This bill signals the end of the era of defense cuts. For too long, the Obama administration has weakened the US military by withholding the necessary funding to properly defend the nation. This bill is good for troops, their families, and the civilian workers who support them. The agreement finally starts the process of rebuilding the military. Rep. Bishop added: "While this does contain much good, it also has shortcomings. House leadership has acknowledged these issues and they are particularly aware of the impacts on western priorities. I am confident that in the coming months, those shortcomings will be addressed and made right. The problem with the bill is what it could have been and what it should have been. Western issues that improve our lives should NOT be held hostage by Democrats in the House and Senate. These issues were eliminated with the threat of a government shutdown for political reasons." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-release/chaffetz-votes-prevent-tax-hikes-millions-americans | Chaffetz Votes to Prevent Tax Hikes for Millions of Americans | 2015-12-17 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | The press release you requested is no longer available. Please see below for a complete list of House vacancy details. 115th Congress, 1st Session State, District Reason for Vacancy, Successor Arizona, 8th The Honorable Trent Franks resigned from the 115th Congress on December 8, 2017. Michigan, 13th The Honorable John Conyers Jr. resigned from the 115th Congress on December 5, 2017. Pennsylvania, 18th The Honorable Tim Murphy resigned from the 115th Congress on October 21, 2017. Utah, 3rd The Honorable Jason Chaffetz resigned from the 115th Congress on June 30, 2017. The Honorable John R. Curtis was elected November 7, 2017, in special election. Representative Curtis was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office on November 13, 2017. Kansas, 4th The Honorable Mike Pompeo resigned from the 115th Congress on January 23, 2017. The Honorable Ron Estes was elected April 11, 2017, in special election. Representative Estes was added to the rolls of the House upon e… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://chaffetz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=448 | Chaffetz Votes to Prevent Tax Hikes for Millions of Americans | 2015-12-17 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | Today, Congressman Jason Chaffetz released the following statement after voting in favor of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act. “I am optimistic that this tax reform legislation will have a real and tangible impact on economic growth in this country. In addition to encouraging business investment, this package of reforms enhances taxpayer protections and reduces fraud and abuse. This is a strong first step toward meaningful tax reform that will make our tax code simpler and fairer. My vote today was a vote for Utah jobs and Utah economic growth." ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://robbishop.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-bishop-votes-protect-americans-tax-hikes | Rep. Bishop Votes to Protect Americans from Tax Hikes | 2015-12-17 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Rob Bishop | B001250 | robbishop.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON -- Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) voted in favor of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act. The bill makes a number of tax provisions permanent and grants predictability, clarity, and certainty to individuals, families, and job creators. Rep. Bishop offered the following statement after the vote:"This bill reins in the overreaching IRS, and allows the American tax-payer more peace of mind. People can now plan for their futures because of the certainty this tax plan provides. This legislation also represents a victory against the Obamacare Medical Device Tax. This tax was wrong from the beginning. It hurts those who are most in need of our help. Without relief from this tax, Utah jobs would be lost. This fair and simple tax code will create jobs, unchain small businesses, and lead to more money in the pockets of families." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=340273be-9d14-4e0e-8a41-39013ec355cf | VIDEO: Hatch Tax Relief Plan Will Directly Help Utahns, Utah Small Businesses | 2015-12-17 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | The PATH Act Boosts Economic Growth by Promoting Research, Investment, and Development In Utah WASHINGTONAfter years of facing years of uncertainty with their tax bills,Utahs small businesses and job creators no longer have to play a guessing game thanks tothe bipartisanPATH Act, whichprovides permanent tax reliefto grow our economy. With measures targeted to small business expensing, investments in research and development, and accelerated depreciation, the PATH Act allows job creatorsto plan ahead and invest in our economy. Utah is home to over 250,000 small businesses that employ approximately half of the private sector workforce in the state. Heres a look at the specific provisions in Senator Hatchs tax relief bill that will have the greatest impact on Utah businesses and hardworking families: Small Business:Permanent Section 179 Expensing This provision permanently extends the small business expensing limitation and phase-out amounts in effect from 2010 to 2014. It sets a new threshold at $500,000 and $2 million, respectively, from the current amounts of $25,000 and $200,000, respectively.This measure offersMain Street business owners tax relief for investing in the growth oftheir company and for hiring new workers. Big Business and Small Business:Permanent Research and Development Tax Credit This provision permanently extends the research & development (R&D) tax credit and, for the first time, allows for eligible small businesses to claim the credit against the alternative minimum tax (AMT) liability or against the employers payroll tax liability.Businesses large and small will have more incentives to invest in American innovation and create jobs here at home. Retail and Restaurants on Main Street:Permanent 15-Year Depreciation This provision permanently extends the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.For restaurants and retailers on Main Street, that means a lighter tax burden and more capita… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=68871271-7276-4fb9-9bae-1bb40df9b5b0 | Cord Blood and Bone Marrow Bill Co-Sponsors Applaud House Passage, Urge President to Sign | 2015-12-17 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with co-sponsors SenatorsRichard Burr, R-N.C., Franken, D-Minn.,and Jack Reed, D-R.I., issued the following statement after the House passed the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Authorization Act of 2015, sending the bill to the Presidents desk for his signature. Reauthorization of thissignificant, life-saving billwill advance the important work of the bone marrow and cord blood programsto promote new discoveries within the fields of cellular therapy and regenerative medicine, said Sen. Hatch.Enacting this billwill also reaffirm the commitment thatCongress made three decades ago to help patients with blood cancers and other life-threatening diseases byincreasing access to life-saving transplants. I am pleased the Senate passed this bill, which builds upon the highly successful National Marrow Donor Program that has been a lifeline for thousands of transplant patients over the last thirty years. I applaud Senator Hatch for his bipartisan leadership on this issue, said Sen. Reed. Bone marrow and cord blood transplants continue to offer effective treatments for a number of diseases and disorders, and passing this legislation marks a critical step forward in expanding access to lifesaving therapies to millions of patients with conditions that can be treated and even cured with bone marrow or cord blood. I am pleased to see that the House took action on this important legislation that can help save and improve the lives of patients who suffer from serious disorders, saidSen. Burr. This critical research is saving lives and bringing these therapies to families across the nation, and we must build on these efforts in order to meet the needs of patients in the future. "Bone marrow and cord blood transplants support tens of thousands of Americans facing devastating diseases like leukemia and lymphoma,said Sen. Franken.This bill will ensure that the National Bone Marrow Donor Pr… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=d24e9f92-045d-4641-a4e1-4e0d67783cf5 | Hatch Applauds Nomination of Ronald G. Russell to U.S. District Court | 2015-12-17 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WashingtonThe White House today announced the nomination of Ronald G. Russell, a shareholder in the Salt Lake City law firm Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), a senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined with Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) in recommending Russells nomination to the President and applauded the announcement. Im extraordinarily pleased that the President has nominated Ron Russell to join the federal bench in Utah, Hatch said. Ron possesses a broad range of experiencefrom private practice to local government to a clerkship on the very court to which he has been nominatedthat have made him a widely respected member of the bar. I am confident that Ron will make an excellent jurist, andI will work to help ensure his timely confirmation by the Senate. Russell is a shareholder in the Salt Lake City law firm of Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, where he specializes in commercial litigation and real estate law. He joined the law firm as an associate in 1983 and was elevated to partner in 1988. Previously, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable David K. Winder of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Russell has also served for twelve years as a part-time elected official in local government including one four-year term as a council member on the Centerville City Council from 1998 to 2001, as well as two consecutive terms as Mayor of Centerville from 2006 to 2013. Russell received his J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 1983 and his B.A. cum laude from Weber State College in 1980. Russell has been nominated to a seat that has been vacant since September 1, 2014, when Judge Brian Stewart took senior status. Over his 39 years of service in the United States Senate, Sen. Hatch has been in involved in the confirmation of 72% of the judges who have ever served on Utahs federal district court, three-quarters of which have been con… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=d5be62de-bda3-44aa-89f9-e45ad8629739 | Sen. Hatch and Sen. Klobuchar Become Senate Co-Chairs of Rare Disease Congressional Caucus | 2015-12-17 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONSen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., have joined the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus as Senate co-chairs to bring public and Congressional awareness to the unique needs of the rare disease community. Their new role is an opportunity to work with patients, physicians, scientists, and industry to create opportunities to address roadblocks in access to and development of crucial treatments. The Caucus works to give a permanent voice to the rare disease community on Capitol Hill and highlight the broad benefits of work on rare disease. Throughout my time in the Senate, I have worked hard to help the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, Sen. Hatch said. While we have previously taken important steps, like passing the Orphan Drug Act, the fact that 95 percent of rare diseases currently have no treatment shows that much more needs to be done. Senator Klobuchar has been a terrific partner on legislation to get vital treatments to patients in need, and I am honored to join her as Senate Co-Chairs of the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus. While there are about 7,000 known rare diseases, there are fewer than 500 drugs approved to treat any of those conditions, Sen.Klobuchar said.It is critical that we work together to increase the number of safe, effective, and affordable treatments that are available for people with rare diseases. I have long worked with Senator Hatch on this issue and I look forward to continuing this work as a Senate Co-Chair of the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus. Senator Hatch was an author of the Orphan Drug Act, which provides market exclusivity, tax credits, and other incentives to drugs that treat diseases affecting less than 200,000 people. Senators Hatch and Klobuchar are cosponsors ofthe OPEN ACT,legislation that builds on the success of the Orphan Drug Act to provide incentives to increase market potential for companies that repurpose previously approved drugs … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=b5992e42-6716-40e6-94d6-c1fae9e32bb1 | Lee Calls For Democratic Process On Omnibus | 2015-12-17 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Thursday regarding the omnibus spending bill scheduled for a vote Friday:The omnibus spending bill soon to come before us is chock full of controversial policies that never would have passed had they been exposed to the light of day, Lee said.Not only does this bill spend an additional half-billion dollars on an unreformed and failing Head Start program, not only does this bill airdrop an entire cybersecurity bill which lacks important protections for privacy and personal information, but according to the White House, this bill allows for the full funding of the Green Climate Fund, negotiated at the recent Paris Climate talks, Lee continued.None of these policy changes would have passed by themselves. These are highly controversial policies and merit an open and honest debate on the Senate floor. It is an insult to this body, the Constitution, and the American people, that the least trusted institution in America is planning to sneak these policies through without public scrutiny or amendment. We have doubled down on everything the American people cant stand about Washington, and many are now congratulating each other for it.Rather than accepting this monstrosity, we should instead pass a six-week continuing resolution which would allow for an open process where these issues can be properly debated | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=5649e9cd-0283-4eac-b150-bdaaf5cf96f2 | Hatch Announces Tax Relief Deal for Utah Families, Job Creators & Entrepreneurs | 2015-12-16 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Bipartisan Legislation Lays the Groundwork for Comprehensive Tax Reform WASHINGTON Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), alongside House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) announced a bipartisan, bicameral deal on legislation to provide permanent tax relief for hard-working Utah families, college students, charities, small business and enterprises on the forefront of innovation. The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 is a culmination of recent work done in both chambers of Congress and renews and makes permanentimportant tax incentives that support both individuals and job creators. This important achievement demonstrates what happens when Congress works for the American people,said Hatch.After years of short-term extensions, good faith bipartisan compromise prevailed. The result? A strong common-sense deal that puts in place permanent and responsible tax relief to help businesses, families and individuals keep more of their hard-earned dollars and promotes greater economic growth here at home. This bill also protects job creators by suspending one of Obamacares most egregious taxes. By providing permanency and certainty in the tax code, this bipartisan bill sets the stage for a comprehensive tax overhaul that will provide bigger paychecks, better jobs, and more opportunity for the American people. The Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees, which have jurisdiction over the American tax system, have spearheaded efforts in Congress to overhaul the nations broken tax code. Through working groups, hearings, roundtables, issue papers and markups, lawmakers have examined ways to make the U.S. tax code simpler, fairer, and more efficient. Earlier this year, the Senate Finance Committeereported outa bipartisan tax extenders package that extended provisions to assist families, individuals and small businesses for two years. The House Ways and Means Committee advanced several… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=8c4f5308-9c96-43a2-9199-959cb47dc4eb | Hatch: PATH Act Provides Critical Tax Relief and Stability for Utah Families and Job Creators | 2015-12-16 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | "All of these provisions benefit American families ... Our legislation will ensure that the millions of Americans who benefit from these tax provisions will be able to rely on and plan around them well into the future. WASHINGTON In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) highlighted theProtecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015,a bipartisan and bicameral bill that provides permanent tax relief for hard-working Utah families, college students, charities, and small businesses. Hatch co-authored the legislation alongside House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon). The PATH Act includes a number of provisions to make responsible tax relief permanent, suspends an egregious Obamacare tax, and lays the path for comprehensive tax reform. Passing this legislation and making more tax policies permanent will provide significant tax relief for hardworking taxpayers in every walk of American life, from the middle class to military families to the working poor. It will do the same for businesses and job creators throughout our country, resulting in a healthier U.S. economy, increased growth, and more American jobs,Hatch said. Put simply, more permanence in the tax code will be a good thing for our country, and the PATH Act will provide just the kind of permanence we need. Hatch proceeded to call on both parties of Congress to unite around the bipartisan PATH Act. Both parties should be able to support the overall package weve put together and, without question, every one of us should welcome the positive impact this bill will have on our economy and on our future legislative efforts here in Congress,Hatch continued. I urge all of my colleagues to support the PATH Act and provide real tax relief at this critical time. The complete speech, as prepared for delivery, is below: Mr. President, last night, after months of discussion and several weeks of intense negotiations, bipartisan l… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=c022d4bf-f3be-4559-a55c-332effbca0ee | Hatch Pays Tribute to Beloved Utahn, Bishop Nathan Graham | 2015-12-16 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, spoke on the Senate floor today to pay tribute to native Utahn Nathan Graham, a beloved bishop and member of the Washington D.C. LDS community who passed away suddenly last week. Nate was not only a celebrated member of the tightly-knit community of Utahns here in Washington, but also a well-respected, former staffer of the United States Senate. Tragically, at the young age of 37, Nate was struck by a random infection and passed away unexpectedly while on a business trip to China last week. Although he is no longer with us, the great love he shared with others remains in our hearts. The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below. Mr. President, I wish to pay tribute to a beloved Utahn who was taken years before his timeNathan Graham. Nate was not only a celebrated member of the tightly-knit community of Utahns here in Washington, but also a well-respected, former staffer of the United States Senate. Tragically, at the young age of 37, Nate was struck by a random infection and passed away unexpectedly while on a business trip to China last week. Although he is no longer with us, the great love he shared with others remains in our hearts. Born in Layton, Utah, Nate graduated from Northridge High School before studying political science at Weber State University and moving to Washington, D.C. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a legislative assistant for my friend and former colleague, Senator Robert F. Bennett. Nate was Senator Bennett's key staffer on the Transatlantic Policy Networka group thatincludes U.S. and European elected officials, as well as business, policy,and academic leaders in Europe and the U.S. As a military legislative assistant, Nate also worked closely with combat leaders at Utah's military installations, including Hill Air Force Base, the Dugway Proving Ground, and the Utah Test and Training Range. In this capacity, he also advanced Senator Bennetts priorities on the Appropriations Subcommitte… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/speeches?ContentRecord_id=1e75b998-f085-4870-8a52-69bb719b4d16 | Senator Hatch's Tribute to Bishop Nathan Graham | 2015-12-16 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Mr. President, I wish to pay tribute to a beloved Utahn who was taken years before his timeNathan Graham. Nate was not only a celebrated member of the tightly-knit community of Utahns here in Washington, but also a well-respected, former staffer of the United States Senate. Tragically, at the young age of 37, Nate was struck by a random infection and passed away unexpectedly while on a business trip to China last week. Although he is no longer with us, the great love he shared with others remains in our hearts. Born in Layton, Utah, Nate graduated from Northridge High School before studying political science at Weber State University and moving to Washington, D.C. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a legislative assistant for my friend and former colleague, Senator Robert F. Bennett. Nate was Senator Bennett's key staffer on the Transatlantic Policy Networka group thatincludes U.S. and European elected officials, as well as business, policy,and academic leaders in Europe and the U.S. As a military legislative assistant, Nate also worked closely with combat leaders at Utah's military installations, including Hill Air Force Base, the Dugway Proving Ground, and the Utah Test and Training Range. In this capacity, he also advanced Senator Bennetts priorities on the Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. The Senators agenda included increasing funding for microfinance programs, strengthening the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and working to acquire the F-35 aircraft at Hill Air Force Base. As Senator Bennetts trusted adviser, he accompanied the Senator to Europe several times for TPN business and meetings. He also traveled to Egypt, Taiwan, and China in support of Senator Bennett's work on foreign policy. Nates trademark humility endeared him to all. He never thought himself above anyone else, and he was always helpful and kind to everyoneregardless of status or position. Nate even had a special reputation as a mentor to Senator Bennetts junior staff. He looked out for young … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stewart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/op-ed-in-the-deseret-news-what-every-candidate-must-learn-from-the | Op-ed in the Deseret News: What every Candidate Must Learn from the Debacle in Syria | 2015-12-15 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Chris Stewart | S001192 | stewart.house.gov | legacy | Our public discussion of Syria in recent months has focused on the refugee crisis and on closing loopholes terrorists might use to exploit the crisis, as evidenced by the horrifying shootings in San Bernardino Dec. 2. Amidst this dialogue, its important we dont lose sight of the cause of the Syria debacle. In future years, historians will use the Obama administrations handling of the Syrian Civil War as a case study in failure of leadership. The substance of his Syrian policy has been reactive (every U.S. action during the crisis has been in response to events initiated by our adversaries), his messaging naive (ISIS is the JV squad of terrorism), inane (Assads days are numbered), insincere (the use of chemical weapons will result in U.S. military action against Assad), and duplicitous (U.S. Special Forces in Syria are not on a combat mission). Substituting hope for strategy, President Obama has functioned as an observer in chief. Now it seems his primary goal is to run out the clock and let the next president deal with a strategic, economic and humanitarian disaster. The next president will not have such a luxury. As we enter an election year, its critical that each candidate learn the right lessons from Syria. There are at least three critical lessons to be learned. First, as in every foreign policy crisis, the president must clearly define our national security interests. After more than four years, this president still has not done so. But our interest is clear: Syria cannot become a safe haven for terrorist organizations intent on destabilizing the region and attacking the U.S. and our allies. Yes, a unified Syria led by Bashar Assad is a problem for the U.S. But a fractured Syria split equally between Hezbollah, al-Qaida, and ISIS is a much bigger problem and poses a much greater risk. President Obama never understood or defined U.S. interests in Syria, and his inaction has made the problem worse. Second, America must lead. History has shown that if we act decisively, our allies will join us. On the other ha… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=d9396556-3163-4de8-a700-22a0ab033572 | Hatch Statement on Paris Climate Deal | 2015-12-14 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, issued the following statement following theadministrations announcement that aninternationalclimate deal had been reached in Paris: This agreementsimilar to previous deals that have failed in the pastis unenforceable and non-binding as a matter of domestic law. Moreover, it lacks the support of the American people, which is why Obama administrationnegotiators insistedon includingwatered-down language to avoid having to bring the agreementbefore the Senate for approval. Sadly, this failure of leadership is par for the course for this administration. President Obamas unlawful regulations put forth by the EPA have no support in Congress and, like the Paris deal, will make little to no difference in reducing global emissions. These regulations will only raise domestic energy prices and hurt the pocketbooks of American families. Senator Hatch was a cosponsor of the two resolutions of disapproval that passed the Senate with bipartisan support. Senator Hatch also signed a letter to the President affirming that any binding climate agreement made in Parismust be brought before Congress for approval. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-release/chaffetz-leads-western-states-coalition-fighting-introduction-mexican-wolf-utah | Chaffetz leads western states coalition in fighting the introduction of the Mexican Wolf in Utah | 2015-12-11 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | The press release you requested is no longer available. Please see below for a complete list of House vacancy details. 115th Congress, 1st Session State, District Reason for Vacancy, Successor Arizona, 8th The Honorable Trent Franks resigned from the 115th Congress on December 8, 2017. Michigan, 13th The Honorable John Conyers Jr. resigned from the 115th Congress on December 5, 2017. Pennsylvania, 18th The Honorable Tim Murphy resigned from the 115th Congress on October 21, 2017. Utah, 3rd The Honorable Jason Chaffetz resigned from the 115th Congress on June 30, 2017. The Honorable John R. Curtis was elected November 7, 2017, in special election. Representative Curtis was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office on November 13, 2017. Kansas, 4th The Honorable Mike Pompeo resigned from the 115th Congress on January 23, 2017. The Honorable Ron Estes was elected April 11, 2017, in special election. Representative Estes was added to the rolls of the House upon e… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://chaffetz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=447 | Chaffetz leads western states coalition in fighting the introduction of the Mexican Wolf in Utah | 2015-12-11 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | Today, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) joined Utah Representatives Rob Bishop, Chris Stewart and Mia Love, along with Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) in sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell expressing deep-seated concerns about the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program. The letter echoes bipartisan concerns voiced by the affected states. In the letter, the lawmakers argue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has “utilized the same recovery plan for the Mexican wolf since the early 1980’s.” That plan, they argue, is out of date and not based on the best science available. While historically 90% of Mexican wolves occupied territory in Mexico, “the Service seems committed to restoring Mexican wolves only in the United States,” the letter reads. Furthermore, the representatives point out that there is no historical evidence to show that Mexican wolves ever occupied some of the states and areas to which they are being “restored.” The letter concludes by asking that any updates to the recovery plan include input from local stakeholders, set achievable recovery goals with specific target numbers, and coordinate to achieve those goals within the wolf’s historic Mexican habitat – 90% of which is in Mexico. Full text of the letter can be found here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=0ba33c94-4579-4b79-81d3-7da148e58416 | Senator Delivers Final Speech in Series Highlighting Importance of Religious Liberty | 2015-12-10 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONSenator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, delivered the eighth and final speech in aseries on the importance of religious liberty in public life. The series, begun in September, focuses on ways this fundamental freedom is under attack both at home and abroad, and is informed by his work on the issue spanning over two decades. Senator Hatch was a co-author of the original Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Senator Hatchs previous speechesaddressed the following topics: 1basic principles of religious liberty; 2 the history of religious liberty; 3 status and substance of religious liberty; 4the balance between faith and public life; 5contemporary threats to religious liberty; 6threats to religious liberty abroad; and 7the importance of religious liberty to Democracy My purpose in this series is to present the full story of religious freedom, in the hope that we may better understand and appreciate it and draw guidance for the future, Hatch said. Charting a path forward requires understanding where we have been and taking stock of where we are right now. The story of religious freedom as I have laid it out shows that we must choose between two starkly different paths. The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below: Mr. President, today I complete the series of floor speeches on religious freedom that I began in September. My purpose in this series is to present the full story of religious freedom, in the hope that we may better understand and appreciate it and draw guidance for the future. Charting a path forward requires understanding where we have been and taking stock of where we are right now. The story of religious freedom as I have laid it out shows that we must choose between two starkly different paths. The story begins with religious freedom itself and why it is uniquely important and requires special protection. As I said in September, No decision is more fundamental to human existence than the decision we make regarding our relationship to… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=94122a15-483e-4d5f-8bcf-5329e60da969 | FBI Director: Hatch Bill Will Increase Law Enforcement Efficiency and Accuracy | 2015-12-10 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | [Hatchs] bill would help us change the world in a very, very exciting way." WASHINGTONFBI Director James Comey this week praised a bill introduced by Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, as avery excitingtoolthat will enable law enforcement officials to obtain results from DNA samples in criminal investigations. The endorsement came during a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee,of which Senator Hatch is a former chairman and current member. Th[e] authority that's in your bill would help us change the world in a very, very exciting way. [It will] allow us, in booking stations around the country, if someone's arrested, to know instantly or near-instantly whether that person is the rapist who's been on the loose in a particular community before they're released on bail and get away, or to clear somebody, to show that they're not the person. It's very, very exciting. We are very grateful that we're going to have the statutory authorization if that passes to connect those rapid DNA technologies to the national DNA database. Hatchs bill, theRapid DNA Act of 2015, updates current law to allow DNA samples to be processed using Rapid DNA instruments located in booking stations and other approved locations.Rapid DNA instruments are self-contained, fully automated devices that can develop a reference sample profile from a minimally invasive cheek swab and compare the results against existing profiles in less than two hours. The Rapid DNA Actwill enable law enforcement officials to more speedily obtain results to inform decisions about whether an individual in custody should be held or released. The bill further provides that Rapid DNA instruments must be operated in accordance with standards and procedures issued by the FBI in order to ensure the integrity of such instruments and the accuracy of results. For the full transcript on Director Comeys remarks, please clickhere. For more information on theRapid DNA Act of 2015, the need for such legislation, and what the bill does, please clickhere.For the text of the bill, p… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=e054a336-8338-43a6-8fe6-ac8a83a62ee1 | Lee Calls For HUD Zoning Rule To Be Defunded | 2015-12-10 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON - Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement Thursday, reminding Republican leaders that the upcoming government funding bill is the last opportunity conservatives have to stop the Department of Housing and Urban Developments new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule.Every American should be free to choose where to live, Lee said, and too often federal regulations intended to promote affordable housing and diversity only end up creating the opposite: higher housing prices and fewer choices for everyone.Americans are indeed suffering from high housing prices, Lee continued. But the answer is not a top-down National Zoning Board in Washington.HUDs new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule would leverage the federal governments fraud-ridden Community Development Block Grant program to force local governments to enact new zoning restrictions on residential housing. Zoning restrictions are a proven cause of rising housing costs for all Americans. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=ae2b19a3-3b68-41ea-bc0a-195517d9972d | Hatch: Major Education Overhaul Ends Status Quo That Has Failed Students | 2015-12-09 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONLawmakers in the U.S.Senate advanced a bill onWednesday to return decision-making power over educationto state and local leaders. After passing in the Senate 85-12, the bill, called the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, willmove to the Presidents desk for his signature,constituting another major bipartisan achievement for the new Republican Senate. The bill, which has attracted the support of every major education reform leader in Utah, fixes many problems caused by the earlier No Child Left Behind education law. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and a cosponsor of this bill, highlighted the role of Utah educators in crafting the legislation. I worked closely with Utah education leaders who understand well the needs of our students and teachers, and Im pleased to have their support in this effort, said Hatch. In all of our work to craft this bill over the last several months, I have worked closely with a multitude of state leaders who support this bill. Returning decision-making authority to the states is what motivated Senator Hatch to work on the bill. The Wall Street Journal, for example, has said that ESSA would represent the largest devolution of federal control to the states in a quarter-century. Empowering local leaders, teachers, and parents to make decisions about their education system is the right thing to do, Hatch said. At the same time the bill maintains protections for our most vulnerable students without subjecting states to overbearing federal penalties. The status quo has left too many children behind. This bill makes significant improvements to give Utah students a better chance for a brighter future. Local leaders in Utah have praised ESSA as a major win for a better education system: Brad Smith, Utah State Superintendent: As both a district and state superintendent, it is apparent to me that the largest power grab in the history of American education is the waiver process that has exis… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=ecbfc55c-a4e7-443a-80f3-0e8ea177e24a | Hatch, Brady, Wyden Announce Deal on Bipartisan Customs Legislation | 2015-12-09 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Deal Strengthens Enforcement of U.S. Trade Laws, Promotes Legitimate Trade Facilitation, and Preserves Intellectual Property WASHINGTON Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced a deal on bipartisan customs legislation on Wednesday alongside House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). The bipartisan, bicameral trade legislation, H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection and puts in place effective tools to strengthen trade enforcement at the border and facilitate the efficient movement of legitimate trade and travel. Utah greatly benefits from trade, enjoying an estimated $5 billion trade surplus according to the World Trade Center of Utah. In 2014, Utah sent $12.3 billion of goods to foreign destinations and trade supports 374,000 jobs in the state. After productive negotiations, we were able to produce a strong, bipartisan bill that will help modernize the nations customs system and ensure it is ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century global economy, said Hatch, who also serves as Chair of the conference committee. Strong enforcement is a key element in our trade arsenal and thanks to this legislation the Administration will have a number of new tools to hold Americas trading partners accountable. Even more, this measure promotes legitimate trade facilitation and works to preserve one of Americas most important economic assets: intellectual property, helping to prevent counterfeit and illicit goods from entering our nation. Weve put together a good package, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to get this report across the finish line and signed into law this year. Sen. Hatchs efforts to ensure passage of Trade Promotion Authority earlier this year was lauded by Utah leaders for having a positive impact on the state's economy. The Conference Report for the Trade Facilitation and Tra… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stewart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-stewart-votes-to-improve-visa-waiver-program-and-strengthen-our | Rep. Stewart votes to Improve Visa Waiver Program and Strengthen our National Security | 2015-12-08 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Chris Stewart | S001192 | stewart.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. Today, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) voted in favor of the Visa Waiver Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, which addresses national security vulnerabilities that exist under our current Visa Waiver program. The primary responsibility of the federal government is to protect Americans, Stewart said. This bill fixes holes in our visa waiver program to help prevent terrorists from traveling to the United States. The Visa Waiver Program, which was created in 1986, allows citizens from 38 participating countries to more easily travel to the U.S. for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa. Participating countries are supposed to provide the U.S. intelligence community with critical information needed to ensure those traveling under the Visa Waiver Program are not a threat. Unfortunately, many of these countries are failing to provide the necessary information. It is estimated that approximately 5,000 Europeans have traveled to Syria and Iraq to join ISIS, many of whom are from countries that participate in the Visa Waiver Program and could travel to the U.S. fairly easily. To address national security vulnerabilities, the Visa Waiver Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 does the following: Gives the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to suspend a countrys participation in the visa waiver program if they fail to share counterterrorism information with the U.S. Denies Visa Waiver Program status to those citizens from participating countries that have traveled to certain terrorist hotspots since 2011 Requires all Visa Waiver Program countries use fraud resistant e-passports Allows for the suspension of high-risk countries Closing this visa loophole is only part of the solutionthe President needs to change course and give Americans a coherent strategy for defeating ISIS now, Stewart said. Last month, Rep. Stewart also voted to strengthen the vetting process for Syrian refugees looking to enter the United States. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=4a52134f-7bd2-41f4-8584-f66008e4ad52 | VIDEO: Major Education Overhaul Ends Status Quo That Has Failed Students | 2015-12-08 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONLawmakers in the U.S.Senate will vote on Wednesday on a bill to return decision-making power over educationto state and local leaders.The bill, called the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, will now move to the Presidents desk for his signature, racking up another major bipartisan achievement for the new Republican Senate. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, spoke out on a video message about the bill: | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=a113cece-6bd5-4af6-a8a2-f6fd8a30c69e | Lee, Klobuchar Hold Hearing on Proposed Inbev, SABMiller Merger | 2015-12-08 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Today, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, issued the following statements following their hearing on AnheuserBusch Inbevs proposal to purchase SABMiller."The American beer market is a more than $100 billion business, and delivers a product that, in both its national brand and regional craft brew forms, holds a special place in American culture and hospitality, Lee said. Todays hearing helped answer some of the questions we had about the merger and mitigated many of our concerns about the transaction."Todays hearing was an opportunity to discuss how merging the worlds two biggest beer producers would impact competition and consumers across the country, Klobuchar said. We examined how the proposed merger would affect the price of a pint as well as the craft brewers who are serving up world class beers across the country. Wholesalers make decisions everyday on what brands to put on their trucks. By working to ensure those decisions are driven by consumer demand and not producer power, we can help competition in the beer industry remain on tap.During the hearing, Klobuchar highlighted the thriving craft brewery industry in Minnesota and pressed the witnesses on how the proposed merger would affect it. There are currently more than 70 breweries in Minnesota, which is more than the entire country had in 1978. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=bbc097c9-6efe-4be0-b0d1-662f9163695c | Lee Holds Hearing on Proposed Inbev, SABMiller Merger | 2015-12-08 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Today, Mike Lee (RUT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, is holding a hearing on AnheuserBusch Inbevs proposal to purchase SABMiller. The hearing is expected to examine how the proposed merger of the worlds two biggest beer producers would impact competition and consumers across the country. Below is Senator Lees opening statement, as prepared for delivery: The subject of todays hearing is the proposed acquisition of SABMiller by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the second largest and largest beer producers in the world, respectively. AB InBev announced the acquisition, for approximately $105 billion, on November 11. Concurrent with that transaction, the parties announced a plan to divest SABMillers stake in MillerCoors to joint venture partner Molson Coors Brewing Company. That stake represents the entirety of SABMillers U.S. presence. As a result, the parties expect their merger to have little if any impact on the American beer market. If true, this will obviate the vast majority of the concerns that traditionally accompany a merger of this size. Other market participants, however, have voiced concerns about AB InBevs influence on distribution channels and the market access of small craft brewers, alleging that AB InBev is seeking greater vertical integration and attempting to exclude craft brewers from the market. As we examine these central questions today and look at the overall state of competition in the beer industry, we must focus that review on how the current competitive dynamics will be impacted by the deal at hand. This analysis must consider both components of the transaction: the acquisition, as well as the divestiture of SABMillers entire U.S. business. Moreover, we will do well to remember that antitrust analysis is extremely fact specific and not driven by mere speculation or suggestion. While legitimate antitrust concerns may exist with respect to AB InBevs relationship with distributors, this hearing is first and … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=64301dbc-08f4-4044-b355-cf8bfa430cda | Factcheck: 8 Myths About the ESSA | 2015-12-07 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Senates Major Education Overhaul Returns Power to the States The Senate is voting this week on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), an education overhaul that lawmakers argue will correct the shortcomings of No Child Left Behind and will empower states to choose their own standards, assessments, and accountability systems.Member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Senator Hatch, R-Utah, played a leading role in crafting and finalizing the bill because, he says, it meets Utahs demands for a return to state decision-making. The measure passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the House of Representatives and is expected to pass in the Senate. Here are some facts Utahns need to know to counter some popular myths about the bill. 1.Myth:"This bill is not an improvement over NoChild Left Behind" Fact: Education reform leadersboth nationally and in Utah have hailed this bill as a major improvement to No Child Left Behind. Avote against reauthorization is a vote toleave the current system in place.Without reauthorization, No Child Left Behind will remain the law of the land, and states will still be subject to the Secretary of Educations waivers and their unauthorized requirements. The Every Student Succeeds Act finally moves us beyond the outdated NCLB and puts us on a path towards strengthening our Utah's schools. Evidence for how ESSA overcomes No Child Left Behind and the Departments waivers: It ends the Common Core mandate. It ends Adequate Yearly Progress. It ends the failed federal goal of 100% proficiency by 2014, which had unfairly resulted in a failing grade for everyschool in America. It ends the requirement that all schools that dont meet goals for any subgroup of students are automatically identified as failing. It ends the federal school improvement strategies. It ends the highly qualified teacher requirement. It end the teacher evaluation mandate. It ends the trend towards a National School Board. It ends federal test-based accoun… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=5c906918-aa68-4642-9c2f-c1e26cacbbf4 | Hatch Urges Focus on Facts, Against Knee-Jerk Politics in Wake of San Bernardino Shooting | 2015-12-04 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate and a former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a video statement urging the Obama administration to examine the facts rather than take a knee-jerk executive action on gun control. Senator Hatchs full statement: This is a terrible tragedy and my thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims and the community of San Bernardino. However, I think we do victims a tremendous disservice by pretending the solution to the terrible violence in our communities is simply to add more gun laws. I was particularly disappointed that the President came out with a call for greater gun control before the violence had even ended in California yesterday. Such knee-jerk reactions, before we even have an opportunity to assess the facts, suggest that these tragic events are seen by some as opportunities to make a point, and push an agenda that often does not match the reality of circumstances. One thing we know is that these shootings are happening in places with very strict gun laws already in place. California has universal background checks and an assault weapons ban thats been around for over 25 years. Paris, the scene of the terrible attacks just weeks ago, has very strict gun laws. The French have no 2nd amendment, no right to bear arms, but they have now had two terrible mass shootings this year. I understand and share the desire to find solutions to this devastating violence, and I believe the victims of these tragedies deserve an honest discussion of the root causes of why these perpetrators choose to harm others. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=96f18b66-7dbb-475e-829f-f624f65ccb30 | Hatch Praised for Central Role in Passage of First Long-Term Highway Bill in a Decade, Securing Utah Priorities | 2015-12-04 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONLateThursday evening the Senate voted 83-16 for the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the first long-term highway bill to pass Congress in a decade. The billwhich neither raises taxes nor adds to the deficitwill provide state and local leaders with the security and stability they need to plan and complete critical infrastructure projects around the country. The measure is expected to be signed into law shortly. As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) spearheaded efforts in Congress to provide funding for a bipartisan multi-year highway bill. Today, he also signed the bill in his capacity as President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Weve heard time and again that a long-term highway bill would only be possible if we included a big tax increase, Hatch said. Yet weve been able to defy the odds and provide much-needed funding for Americas bridges, highways, and roads for the next five years. This marks a watershed moment for our transportation community, who will now have the security and stability they need to plan, implement, and complete critical infrastructure projects. Senator Hatchs role in securing this legislationparticularly his responsibility for paying for the bill without adding to the deficit or raising taxeswas praised by both local and national leaders. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said of Hatch: Workhorsenot showhorseis always how Orrin Hatch conducts himself in the Senate. His leadership and perseverance have been critical to getting the longest highway bill in almost 20 years through the Congress when few thought we could get this done. Heres what local leaders in Utah have said about Senator Hatchs efforts: Andrew Gruber, Executive Director, Wasatch Front Regional Council- "We applaud Senator Hatch for leading the way in helping to address Utah's transportation needs, as he worked to fund and pass a new long-term transportation bill. The FAST Act will provide critical investments for Utahs Unified Transportation Pl… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=08182185-44b6-4f65-894a-0410282753bb | Lee Letter Asks McConnell Not To Include Federal Land Buying Program in Spending Bill | 2015-12-04 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Friday, asking him not to include language permanently reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in any end of the year or must-pass legislation. Since its inception 50 years ago, the LWCF has drifted far from its original intent and is in desperate need of reform, the letter reads. Simply reauthorizing the LWCF, or doing so with insubstantial reforms, will only further erode support for the program. There is currently a $19 billion backlog of maintenance projects on existing federal lands, the letter notes, while the LWCF has a $20 billion surplus. But the LWCF hasnt spent a dime on maintenance in over a decade. The letter asks McConnell to allow for a debate about whether a dedicated portion of LWCF funds should be focused toward land the federal government already owns. The letter also asks that land acquisition rules and state allocation of LWCF funds be addressed. You can read a copy of the letter here: Letter Asks McConnell Not To Include Federal Land Buying Program in Spending Bill | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=72e68cd3-2008-46d8-81b2-64cc1c9c772e | Hatch Lauds Senate Passage of First Ever Obamacare Repeal | 2015-12-03 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Utah Senator Says, Obamacare has been a disaster for Utah families. Premiums have spiked 22 percent this year alone, and tens of thousands have lost their health insurance with the failure of the Arches Health Plan. I have fought President Obamas big-government health care debacle since its inception. Todays historic action by the Senate is a critical step in ultimately repealing Obamacare, and replacing it with commonsense, patient-centered reform that works for Utahns and all Americans." WASHINGTON For the first time, the United States Senate today passed a bill repealing President Obamas signature health care law, fulfilling a key promise of the new Republican majority. As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the committee charged with overseeing much of the law, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) played a critical role in crafting the measure and praised its passage as an important step toward repealing and replacing Obamacare. Obamacare has been a disaster for Utah families. Premiums have spiked 22 percent this year alone, and tens of thousands have lost their health insurance with the failure of the Arches Health Plan. I have fought President Obamas big-government health care debacle since its inception. Todays historic action by the Senate is a critical step in ultimately repealing Obamacare, and replacing it with commonsense, patient-centered reform that works for Utahns and all Americans." Earlier this week, Hatchdelivereda floor speech making the case for repealing the Presidents healthcare law. Hatch, a longtime opponent of Obamacare, has fought the Presidents health care law on a variety of fronts. During the debate on its initial passage, Hatch helped to lay the groundwork in the Congressional Record for the court challenge to the unconstitutional individual mandate. To address some of the laws most pernicious elements, the Utah Senator has led legislative efforts to repeal the individual mandate, the employer mandate, and the medical device tax. As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Hatc… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=86d255ca-201b-417d-b977-af918688485a | Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduces Bill to Improve Processing and Analysis of DNA Samples for Law Enforcement Purposes | 2015-12-03 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senate Judiciary Committee members Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; Dianne Feinstein, D-Cal.; and Mike Lee, R-Utah, together with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced legislation today to enhance the ability of law enforcement agencies to use DNA technology to solve crime and clear individuals from suspicion. Their bill, theRapid DNA Act of 2015, updates federal law to take account of recent developments in DNA technology that allow law enforcement agencies to receive results from DNA samples in as little as two hours. Under current law, DNA samples collected at crime scenes and booking stations must be sent out to crime labs for analysis, a process that can take as long as two months. Recently developed Rapid DNA technology, however, can return results in two hours, enabling law enforcement to determine whether a suspect is wanted for an outstanding crime or has a connection to a crime scene while the suspect is still in custody. TheRapid DNA Act of 2015updates current law to allow DNA samples to be processed using Rapid DNA instruments located in booking stations and other approved locations. This change will enable law enforcement officials to more speedily obtain results to inform decisions about whether an individual in custody should be held or released. The bill further provides that Rapid DNA devices must be operated in accordance with standards and procedures issued by the FBI in order to ensure the integrity of such devices and the accuracy of results. Rapid DNA technology offers the exciting prospect of faster results from DNA samples,Senator Hatch said. Rather than having to wait weeks or even months for results, law enforcement agencies will be able to know within two hours whether a suspect in custody is wanted for other crimes or has a connection to evidence at a crime scene. Rapid DNA technology will also help law enforcement more quickly exclude individuals from suspicion. This bill will enable officials to make faster, better-informed decisions about whether individuals in custod… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=fc459635-53b1-40c4-8e86-676b169042bb | Lee Applauds Senate Passage of Obamacare Repeal Bill | 2015-12-03 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT issued the following statement Thursday after the Senate passed an Obamacare repeal bill through reconciliation."Today the Republican Party took a huge step down the road to repeal Obamacare. I applaud leadership for their steadfast efforts over the past days and weeks, and I commend the Senate Budget Committee for their tireless work in crafting a reconciliation package that doesnt just tinker around Obamacares edges, but lays the ground work for it to be erased from the books altogether." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stewart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-stewart-introduces-bill-to-de-militarize-federal-regulatory-agenci-0 | Rep. Stewart Introduces Bill to De-Militarize Federal Regulatory Agencies | 2015-12-02 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Chris Stewart | S001192 | stewart.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. Today, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) introduced the Regulatory Agency De-militarization (RAD) Act, which halts the trend of federal regulatory agencies developing SWAT-like teams. In recent years, numerous federal regulatory agencies including theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, theFood and Drug Administration,Department of Educationand the Environmental Protection Agency have created their own special law enforcement teams to conduct their own arrests and raids. This is in part a product of the 2002 Homeland Security Act, which gave most Offices of Inspector General arrest and firearm authority. "It's disturbing to see the stories of federal regulators armed to the teeth and breaking into homes and businesses when there was no reason to think there would be resistance," Stewart said. I understand that federal agents must be capable of protecting themselves, but what we have observed goes far beyond providing necessary protection. When there are genuinely dangerous situations involving federal law, thats the job of the Department of Justice, not regulatory agencies like the FDA or the Department of Education. Not only is it overkill, but having these highly-armed units within dozens of agencies is duplicative, costly, heavy handed, dangerous and destroys any sense of trust between citizens and the federal government. TheRADActhas three pieces: Repeals the arrest and firearm authority granted to Offices of Inspectors General in the 2002 Homeland Security Act. Prohibits federal agencies, other than those traditionally tasked with enforcing federal lawsuch as the FBI and U.S.Marshals, from purchasing machine guns, grenades, and other weaponry regulated under the National Firearms Act. Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to write a complete report detailing all federal agencies, including Offices of Inspectors General, with specialized units that receive special tactical or military-style training and that respond to high-risk situations that fall outside the capabili… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=5e2f28b6-14d0-423f-95cf-253664c98dc9 | Video: Hatch Fighting to Pass an Obamacare Repeal Bill | 2015-12-02 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONLawmakers in the U.S. Senate plan to pass an Obamacare repeal bill, fulfilling one of the key promises the new Republican Majority made to voters in November. As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee that oversees the healthcare law, Senator Orrin Hatch co-authored the repeal bill, and has introduced the first plan to replace the Presidents failed health law. He spoke in a video onWednesday aboutthe specific problems Obamacare has created in Utah, as tens of thousands of Utahns have lost their coverage due to failed programs and even more have seen premiums skyrocket. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=8600afd7-e929-4927-8e19-cf460fb9620a | Senators Hatch, Coons: Trade Secrets bill ready for markup, floor vote | 2015-12-02 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Hatch-Coons bill now has support from a bipartisan majority of Judiciary Committee members, backing of industry leaders Theft of trade secrets costs U.S. businesses hundreds of billions each year WASHINGTON After a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today on the bipartisan, bicameral Defend Trade Secrets Act, authored by U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Chris Coons (D-Del), the Senators said that overwhelming, bipartisan committee support and backing of key industry leaders shows that the bill is ready to be voted out of the Judiciary Committee and considered on the Senate floor. The Defend Trade Secrets Act will help combat the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars each year in the United States to the theft of corporate trade secrets. The bill is backed by nine members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, including: Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.),Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.). "To safeguard American ingenuity and give companies the protections they deserve, Congress should act now to pass the Defend Trade Secrets Act, which Senator Coons and I authored earlier this year, said Senator Hatch.Not only has our bill attracted overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress; it has also garnered endorsements froma wide-array of industry stakeholderswho know firsthand the economic losses caused by trade secret theft.Both Republicans and Democrats can agree that thisbill is a win for American property rights and innovation.Why wouldnt we move this bill now?" Todays hearing demonstrated that we need this bill now more than ever as more and more American companies are losing jobs and revenue because they lack the ability to defend their trade secrets under federal civil law, said Senator Coons. Companies in Delaware and across the country who drive innovation and economic growth deserve the same legal protections that other forms of critical intellectual property enjoy. I urge my c… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=cb73b0a9-68c6-4b6f-ac27-c9c8b091ad01 | House Passes Hatch-Coauthored Education Overhaul | 2015-12-02 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a longtime member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, the No Child Left Behind replacement that he co-sponsored: For years, Utahns have been asking for the freedom to choose their own standards, their own assessments, and their own accountability systems when educating their children. This billempowers states to establish systems that work best for local schools districts,families, andmost importantlystudents. This legislation balancesflexibility and transparency, maintaining important measurements of student academic progress but allowing states and localities to determine how best todetermine and evaluate this progress.Without this bill, No Child Left Behind will remain the law of the land, and states willremain subject to the Obama administration's waivers and the federal requirements that accompany them.I am pleased that my colleagues in the House have taken this important step, andI look forward to sending this bill to the Presidents desk. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=27a1b790-6cfd-4076-9b7d-ce2553e347ef | Lee, Klobuchar Announce Hearing Date for SABMiller Acquisition by Anheuser-Busch Inbev | 2015-12-02 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON - Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, today announced the committee will hold a hearing on Anheuser-Busch Inbevs proposal to purchase SABMiller. The hearing will examine how the proposed merger of the worlds two biggest beer producers would impact competition and consumers across the country. "This hearing will provide an opportunity to publicly examine the impact of the so-called 'beerhemoth' merger on consumers and for the Antitrust Subcommittee to continue its oversight of potentially anticompetitive market consolidation, Lee said. I look forward to a productive and informative discussion."This hearing will allow us the opportunity to examine this deal closely, including the proposed divestitures, to see how it will impact the price of beer for consumers and if it will harm the craft brewers that are creating jobs and economic growth across the country, said Klobuchar. We must ensure competition in the $100 billion a year beer industry remains on tap.The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8 at 10:00 a.m. EST in Dirksen Senate Office Building 226, and will stream here. Witnesses include:Carlos BritoCEO, Anheuser-Busch InBevMark HunterPresident & CEO, Molson CoorsBob PeaseCEO, Brewers AssociationCraig PurserPresident & CEO, National Beer Wholesalers AssociationJ. WilsonMinister of Iowa Beer, Iowa Brewers GuildDiana MossPresident, American Antitrust Institute | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-release/chaffetz-votes-condemn-epa-guidelines-existing-power-plants | Chaffetz votes to condemn EPA guidelines of existing power plants | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | The press release you requested is no longer available. Please see below for a complete list of House vacancy details. 115th Congress, 1st Session State, District Reason for Vacancy, Successor Arizona, 8th The Honorable Trent Franks resigned from the 115th Congress on December 8, 2017. Michigan, 13th The Honorable John Conyers Jr. resigned from the 115th Congress on December 5, 2017. Pennsylvania, 18th The Honorable Tim Murphy resigned from the 115th Congress on October 21, 2017. Utah, 3rd The Honorable Jason Chaffetz resigned from the 115th Congress on June 30, 2017. The Honorable John R. Curtis was elected November 7, 2017, in special election. Representative Curtis was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office on November 13, 2017. Kansas, 4th The Honorable Mike Pompeo resigned from the 115th Congress on January 23, 2017. The Honorable Ron Estes was elected April 11, 2017, in special election. Representative Estes was added to the rolls of the House upon e… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://chaffetz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=446 | Chaffetz votes to condemn EPA guidelines of existing power plants | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | Representative Jason Chaffetz today voted in favor of S.J. Res. 24, a joint resolution disapproving of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule setting CO2 standards for existing power plants. The Clean Power Plan is the latest in a long series of costly rules by the EPA, which has passed 32 major rules since 2004 costing the economy more than $45 billion annually. “EPA’s unprecedented and, I believe, unlawful regulation could endanger tens of thousands of jobs in Utah and more around the country in a scheme that will have no meaningful impact on global temperatures. More than anything else, the American people are demanding good jobs and a strong economy. Raising the cost of energy, reducing our ability to compete globally, and killing a significant sector of the economy is a giant step in the wrong direction. Congress must stand with the American people against an agency that has grown out of control. ” The Clean Power Plan would impact Utah’s $20.9 billion energy industry, which generates $656 million in state and local revenues and supports as many as 40,000 high paying jobs in the state. With some of the lowest industrial and commercial electricity prices in the nation, Utah has enjoyed a competitive advantage that drives job creation and economic growth. S.J. Res. 24 would prevent EPA from imposing regulatory cap and trade and driving up electricity prices across the country. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=1da4e584-26fb-4e67-b809-5cc7e277e80b | House Sends Hatch-Coauthored Climate Rule Repeal to Presidents Desk | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WashingtonAs President Obama works toward a new international climate pact that will hurt Utah families, the House agreed to two bipartisan resolutions to roll back the EPAs Clean Power Plan rules. The resolutions, cosponsored by Senator Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the Senate, express disapproval of the Presidents radical environmental agenda: I believe we need to be good stewards of our environment, but Im afraid that EPA's unlawful regulation would make little to no difference in reducing global emissions all while placing a significant and unnecessary burden on all Americans--especially those in needby increasing domestic energy prices. Such an increase would make America less competitive and leave hard-working families with higher energy bills. Congress is united in telling the President that his radical environmental agenda will not be placed above the welfare of Americas working families. Senator Hatch was a cosponsor of the two resolutions of disapproval that passed the Senate with bipartisan support. Senator Hatch also signed a letter to the President reminding him that any binding climate agreement made in Paris must be brought before Congress for approval. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=201b8c4e-41f8-404a-9f62-7b730b5709b4 | Hatch Affirms that Religion is Indispensable to Democracy | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONSenator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, took to the floor this morning to deliver the seventh in a series of speeches on religious freedom. In previous remarks, Senator Hatch has addressed the importance of religious liberty and its centrality to our nations Founding. He has also detailed the status of religious liberty in public life and the ways this fundamental freedom is under attackboth at home and abroad. Todays speech focused on the numerous benefits religion brings to society. Religion is not simply beneficial to society; it is an indispensable feature of any free government, Hatch said.Democracy needs religion to maintain morality so that freedom can flourish. Without religion, liberty itself would be in danger and democracy would devolve into despotism. The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below: Mr. President, last week, families across the nation gathered in gratitude to celebrate Thanksgivinga holiday we commemorate in remembrance of our Pilgrim ancestors. With humble appreciation, we venerate the sacrifice of Americas early settlers. We remember their fortitude in leaving family and home to colonize a new wilderness. Facing disease, starvation, and even death, these brave men and women endured tremendous hardships to secure the blessings of religious liberty. Freedom of religionso precious and so prized by our Pilgrim forbearsis the legacy we enjoy as a result of their sacrifice. Today, I wish to honor the Pilgrims legacy by speaking once again on the topic of religious liberty. Over the past several weeks, I have addressed this subject at length. In so doing, I have explained the critical importance of religious freedom and its centrality to our nations Founding. I have also debunked the erroneous notion that religious liberty is a primarily private matter that has little place in the public domain. More recently, I have detailed the many ways freedom of conscience is under attackboth at home and abroad. Mr. President, you might w… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=e4ed7651-275c-468f-bcb3-0b24e8a2d2bf | Hatch: Highway Deal a Watershed Moment for Utah Commuters, Businesses | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Utah Senator: Weve heard time and again that a long-term highway bill would only be possible if we included a big tax increase. Yet weve been able to defy the odds and provide much-needed funding for Americas bridges, highways, and roads for the next five years. WASHINGTON Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) lauded congressional efforts in producing a final Conference Report for the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, bipartisan legislation to fund Americas highway and transit programs for five full years without raising taxes or adding to the deficit. Finally, Congress is making significant headway toward implementing the longest highway reauthorization bill in more than 15 years, said Hatch in a speech on the Senate floor. Weve heard time and again that a long-term highway bill would only be possible if we included a big tax increase. Yet weve been able to defy the odds and provide much-needed funding for Americas bridges, highways, and roads for the next five years. This marks a watershed moment for our transportation community, who will now have the security and stability they need to plan, implement, and complete critical infrastructure projects. While weve crossed a major hurdle today our job is not yet over, Hatch continued. I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to complete our work and ensure a strong multi-year highway bill is signed into law this year. Senator Hatch proposed two amendments that will greatly benefit Utah, and have been included in the underlying bill. More background and quotes from Utah supporters follow. Freeway Access Amendment: Clarifies MAP-21 language to grant states the existing authority to review and approve rural and urban interchange access to the Interstate System Reobligation of Funds: Will allow funds that have been obligated from a closed-out project to be reobligated within that same fiscal year to another project in the same category of funds NEPA Delegation Program Improvement: … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=a22770bd-3c0c-417b-a93d-a16cfd723f55 | Lee offers Tribute to Governor Olene Walker | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to Governor Olene Walker, Utahs 15th Governor, who passed away on Saturday November 28, 2015 at the age of 85. She was the first woman to serve as Utahs Governor, worked as Lieutenant Governor for over 11 years and was a member of the Utah legislature for eight years. Olene Walker will be remembered and revered by Utahns - not because of the many "firsts" she pioneered in politics - but for her commitment to leave a legacy of public, and more importantly, private service based on principles that truly last. Olene Walkers life and career were centered in the principles of life-long learning, selfless service and making a difference through civil discourse and meaningful dialogue. Governor Walker believed that the best way to open a mind was to open a book. Immediately upon becoming governor she launched her Read with a Child program focused on getting adults to read with a child for 20 minutes every day. She knew that 20 minutes of daily reading would not only transform children across the state by getting them to read at or above grade-level, but would transport them to magical places, big ideas and brighter futures. Because she became governor at the age of 73, and as a grandmother, I think she also recognized that 20 minutes of reading with a child would inspire the adults in the State of Utah as well. Governor Walker was never far from a book, or a group of children to read to, often choosing her personal favorite from Dr. Seuss, Oh the Places Youll Go. Governor Walker went many places in her public service but sent thousands and thousands of Utah children on adventures never to be forgotten in the wonderful world of good books. She was living proof that books expand the mind and that a mind expanded, especially the mind of a child, could never return to its original state. I was inspired when reading her obituary that the last line, in typical Olene Walker style, stated, In lieu of flowers, please read with a child. Her commitment to the principle of life-long le… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=200ee754-7975-4d48-aba2-2c7617aa3f11 | Lee Calls on President Obama to Submit Paris Climate Agreement to Senate | 2015-11-30 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement today in reaction to the beginning of the United Nations climate conference in Paris.As world leaders gather in Paris today to begin climate negotiations, I hope President Obama and Secretary Kerry remember the rightful role of Congress and the American people in the agreement-making process, Lee said. "The founders of our country were rightly concerned about the accumulation of power in one branch of the government, and therefore divided the power of making international agreements between the President and the Senate."Any agreement that purports to commit the American people to future emissions reductions should be submitted to the Senate for approval as a treaty. Any such agreement that is not submitted to the Senate is at best a short-sighted political stunt that would undermine U.S. credibility. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=5932f620-5ebe-4483-abc1-227793605df8 | Lee Applauds Implementation of the USA Freedom Act | 2015-11-30 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement today, commending the end of the National Security Agencys bulk collection of Americans personal data.Today both the safety and Constitutional rights of American citizens are more secure thanks to the USA Freedom Act, Lee said. Not only did the USA Freedom Act strengthen the Fourth Amendment rights of all Americans by ending the bulk collection of personal data, but it also better ensured national security by closing a loophole that prevented the government from tracking foreign terrorists once they entered the United States.Signed into law on June 2, 2015, the USA Freedom Act gave the NSA 180 days to end its domestic bulk data collection program. That 180-day window expired on November 29. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=654fa635-f7a1-41a8-9e8f-0518d0d54ce5 | U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, names Allyson Bell as new Chief of Staff | 2015-11-30 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONAfter serving for three years as Senator Lees chief of staff, Boyd Matheson is stepping down and will transition to become a consultant to the senators reelection campaign. Allyson Bell, who has served as Lees administrative director since he took office in 2011,will take over as chief of staff beginning in January.Senator Lee reiterated his confidence in the commitment, talent and direction of his team, saying, For the past three years my team has been doing the hard work and heavy lifting to roll out a conservative reform agenda, based on Utah values, to unite our party and restore the greatness of our nation. This change is a natural extension of our continuous effort to take that agenda around the state and across the country.Senator Lee continued, Boyd Matheson has led strategic initiatives for me going all the way back to the 2010 election. I appreciate his service to my office and the people of Utah.Commenting on his new chief of staff Senator Lee stated, Allyson Bell is respected and admired as a results-driven leader in Utah and in Washington. Her extraordinary execution on major projects, public events and innovative initiatives while serving Michael O. Leavitt in the Governors office, Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency have prepared and positioned her perfectly to serve as chief of staff. Her ties to rural Utah and her leadership service to the business community will also help our continued outreach to the people of Utah. I look forward to working with her in this new role. Boyd Matheson stated, Serving as chief of staff for Senator Lee has been an extraordinary honor and privilege. The Senator has assembled a team in Washington and in Utah that is second to none. The State is most fortunate to have him as their Senator. Senator Lee is leading bipartisan efforts in the senate including the USA Freedom Act, much needed criminal justice reform, patent reform, among many others, that make are making a real difference.What Senator Lee is doing for Utah in Washingto… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=b6a268ee-116b-433d-9468-6060a785cfe0 | Lee, Klobuchar React to Proposed Pfizer, Allergan Merger | 2015-11-24 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONSenators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements today regarding the proposed merger of Pfizer and Allergan."The mounting consolidation taking place in the healthcare industry is of concern to every American, and the Antitrust Subcommittee has and will continue to exercise close scrutiny of these transactions, Lee said. The proposed acquisition of Allergan by Pfizer raises concerns about overlapping drug portfolios, especially in the cutting edge field of biologics and biosimilars. We expect the enforcement agencies to review these matters thoroughly, as will the Subcommittee.Healthy competition in the pharmaceutical market is necessary to ensuring consumers have access to affordable and innovative prescription drugs, Klobuchar said. I have fought tirelessly to promote competition in the health sector and I believe a merger of this record size needs to be examined carefully. We must be certain that the combination of overlapping drug portfolios and the elimination of a competitor will neither increase drug prices for consumers nor reduce incentives to research and develop life-saving drugs. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-release/chaffetz-statement-passing-former-salt-lake-county-councilman-randy-horiuchi | Chaffetz Statement on the Passing of Former Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Horiuchi | 2015-11-20 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | The press release you requested is no longer available. Please see below for a complete list of House vacancy details. 115th Congress, 1st Session State, District Reason for Vacancy, Successor Arizona, 8th The Honorable Trent Franks resigned from the 115th Congress on December 8, 2017. Michigan, 13th The Honorable John Conyers Jr. resigned from the 115th Congress on December 5, 2017. Pennsylvania, 18th The Honorable Tim Murphy resigned from the 115th Congress on October 21, 2017. Utah, 3rd The Honorable Jason Chaffetz resigned from the 115th Congress on June 30, 2017. The Honorable John R. Curtis was elected November 7, 2017, in special election. Representative Curtis was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office on November 13, 2017. Kansas, 4th The Honorable Mike Pompeo resigned from the 115th Congress on January 23, 2017. The Honorable Ron Estes was elected April 11, 2017, in special election. Representative Estes was added to the rolls of the House upon e… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-release/chaffetz-applauds-passage-fed-oversight-legislation | Chaffetz Applauds Passage of Fed Oversight Legislation | 2015-11-19 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | The press release you requested is no longer available. Please see below for a complete list of House vacancy details. 115th Congress, 1st Session State, District Reason for Vacancy, Successor Arizona, 8th The Honorable Trent Franks resigned from the 115th Congress on December 8, 2017. Michigan, 13th The Honorable John Conyers Jr. resigned from the 115th Congress on December 5, 2017. Pennsylvania, 18th The Honorable Tim Murphy resigned from the 115th Congress on October 21, 2017. Utah, 3rd The Honorable Jason Chaffetz resigned from the 115th Congress on June 30, 2017. The Honorable John R. Curtis was elected November 7, 2017, in special election. Representative Curtis was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office on November 13, 2017. Kansas, 4th The Honorable Mike Pompeo resigned from the 115th Congress on January 23, 2017. The Honorable Ron Estes was elected April 11, 2017, in special election. Representative Estes was added to the rolls of the House upon e… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://chaffetz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=444 | Chaffetz Applauds Passage of Fed Oversight Legislation | 2015-11-19 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | Today Congressman Jason Chaffetz released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3189, the Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization Act. This bill enacts reforms that require more openness and transparency at the Federal Reserve and includes audit provision language previously found in Audit the Fed bill. "Openness and transparency at the Federal Reserve is long overdue. I have co-sponsored and supported a legislative fix since my first year in Congress. I am pleased to see audit provisions included with other important reforms in this bill that provide much needed oversight of the Federal Reserve. “ ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://chaffetz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=445 | Chaffetz Statement on the Passing of Former Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Horiuchi | 2015-11-19 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Chaffetz today released the following statement on the passing of long-time Salt Lake County Commissioner and Councilman Randy Horiuchi: "Randy Horiuchi left an indelible mark on Salt Lake County during his decades of public service. With his passion for politics and ever-present wit, he was able to build bridges that spanned the political spectrum. Julie and I offer our sincere condolences to the Horiuchi family." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=8593e6c8-496f-4606-8898-3363dfdfe43e | In Sixth Speech in Series, Hatch Speaks on Threats to Religious Liberty Abroad | 2015-11-19 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONSenator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, took to the Senate floor to deliver the sixth in a series of speeches on religious liberty Thursday afternoon. Senator Hatch has previously delivered speeches on: 1. the basic principles of religious liberty; 2. the history of religious liberty; 3. the status and substance of religious liberty; 4. the balance between faith and public life; and 5. contemporary threats to religious liberty Thursday's speech focused on threats to religious liberty abroad. After detailing the many ways religious liberty is under attack across the world, Senator Hatch issued a call to action by calling on Congress to support policies that strengthen religious liberty protections overseas. Equally essential to protecting religious liberty abroad is a commitment to defend it here at home. Through our robust exercise of religious liberty, we offer hope to people beyond our bordersmen and women suffering under the yoke of oppression who look to our country for sanctuary. As our nation strives to be an example of the full meaning and implementation of religious freedom, we can offer greater hope to those persecuted for their religious beliefs. And by addressing threats to freedom of conscience here at home, we can strengthen and beautify our City on a Hill, building upon the foundations laid for us by our pilgrim forbears, so that the light of our nation might shine before all men. The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below: Mr. President, I rise today to speak once again on the topic of religious liberty. This is the sixth in a series of addresses I have given on this critical subject. In my previous remarks, I have discussed why religious liberty matters and why it deserves special protection from government interference. I have also detailed the history of religious liberty in the United States and its centrality to our nations Founding. Likewise, I have debunked the erroneous notion that religion is a purely private matter that has no place in the public domain. Last week, I di… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=c4a0c547-01ad-4c2d-b93c-e2bb0e4ced21 | Hatch Statement on Committee Passage of Stem Cell Research Reauthorization | 2015-11-19 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, and member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee issued the following statement after the committee passed the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015, which he sponsored. I am pleased the HELP Committee has passed this important, life-saving bill, and I thank Senators Reed, Burr, and Franken for joining me as cosponsors of the legislation. This reauthorization will advance the important work of the bone marrow and cord blood programsto promote new discoveries within the fields of cellular therapy and regenerative medicine.Enacting this billwill also reaffirm the commitment thatCongress made three decades ago to help patients with blood cancers and other life-threatening diseases byincreasing access to life-saving transplants. The Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015 will reauthorize for another five years both the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program known simply as the Program - and the National Cord Blood Inventory (NCBI). The Program and the NCBI provide access to life-saving treatments for serious conditions and disease such as leukemia, lymphoma, immunodeficiency diseases, sickle cell anemia, and certain metabolic diseases. Hatch has sponsored the bill twice previously in 2010 and 2005. The 2005 law created the National Cord Blood Inventory. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=ffdbce00-4ca7-424b-aeea-ef56db93752c | Hatch Sponsors Resolution to Increase Adoption Awareness | 2015-11-19 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.The United States Senate has unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing November as National Adoption Month and November 21 as National Adoption Day.Senator Hatch, an original co-sponsor of this resolution, issued the following statement: This resolution states what we all know in our hearts, that every child should have a permanent and loving family. Hundreds of thousands of children in the foster care system in the United States, and millions more around the world, do not have a family they can call their own. Those who open their homes and families to these children are examples of love and sacrifice and deserve respect and support. I hope that more people will consider adoption and that the United States will do everything possible to facilitate opportunities for children around the world to find their permanent and loving home in America. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=f82dc11f-4a33-4078-ab86-25b9b4ac15d9 | Lee Introduces Resolution Calling on President Obama to Submit Climate Deal to Senate as A Treaty | 2015-11-19 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a resolution, S. Con. Res. 25, calling on President Obama to seek the Senates advice and consent on whatever climate agreement is produced in Paris, as required by Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. The resolution has 30 original cosponsors. The statements made by the Executive Branch to the Senate during Senate consideration of the Convention [i.e., the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change] and set forth in Executive Report 10255 remain valid and in force, the resolution reads; and, accordingly, any agreement adopted at COP21 [i.e., the Paris climate conference] containing targets and timetables [] must be submitted to the Senate for advice and consent pursuant to Article II, section 2 of the Constitution. A companion resolution will be introduced in the House by Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Bill Flores (R-TX). At a recent speech at the Heritage Foundation, Senator Lee addressed the Obama administrations claims that the Paris climate agreement should not be considered a treaty. The speech can be read here. The Paris climate deal is also expected to obligate the United States to transfer billions of dollars to developing nations in future years, well past Obamas term in the White House. Senator Lee explains the problems with President Obamas climate finance pledges in an essay at National Review Online, which can be read here. You can read a full copy of Senate Resolution 25 here: Paris Climate Change Agreement Needs Ratification by Senate | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stewart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-chris-stewart-on-msnbc-we-cant-adequately-vet-syrian-refugees | Rep. Chris Stewart on MSNBC: "We Can't Adequately Vet Syrian Refugees" | 2015-11-18 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Chris Stewart | S001192 | stewart.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) joined Brian Williams on MSNBC to discuss why the U.S. cant adequately vetSyrian refugees and how we can defeat ISIS. Watchhere. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=71b80fb6-fd31-4ab5-9c63-63d57152050e | Senators Hatch, Lee, Cruz, Perdue, and Paul Introduce Bill to Strengthen Criminal Intent Protections | 2015-11-18 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senate Judiciary Committee members Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; Mike Lee, R-Utah; Ted Cruz, R-Texas; and David Perdue, R-Ga., together with Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced legislation today to strengthen criminal intent protections in federal law. Their bill, theMens Rea Reform Act of 2015, would set a default intent standard for all criminal laws and regulations that lack such a standard. It would ensure that courts and creative prosecutors do not take the absence of a criminal intent standard to mean that the government can obtain a conviction without any proof a guilty mind. The House Judiciary Committee introduced its own version of a defaultmens reabill earlier this week. Criminal intent requirements are an essential bulwark against unjust prosecution and incarceration of morally innocent actors, SenatorHatch said.Requiring proof of criminal intent protects individuals from prison time or other criminal penalties for accidental conduct or for activitiesthey didnt know were wrong. Unfortunately, in recent years Congress and federal agencies have increasingly created crimes with vague or unclear criminal intent requirements or with no criminal intent requirement at all. This bill will help correct that problem and ensure that honest, hard-working Americans are not swept up in the criminal justice system for doing things a reasonable person would not know were wrong. The federal code is sprinkled with criminal laws that either do not specify an intent requirement or do not include a sufficient intent requirement, and the federal register contains many similarly deficient regulations,Senator Lee said. We must take account of the lack of sufficient intent requirements in federal laws and regulations and ensure that innocent persons are not held criminally liable for otherwise innocent conduct, except where Congress explicitly desires. I have long urged Congress to get the law right and to provide for a defaultmens reastandard both for those statutes and regulations that do not already specify such … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=86d8f0ea-399d-411a-8188-d2b36b116543 | DOJ ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR MURPHY-HATCH JUDICIAL REDRESS ACT | 2015-11-18 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Bipartisan bill would enhance law enforcement cooperation & transatlantic relations WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)and U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) applauded the U.S. Department of Justices (DOJ) announcement of support for the Murphy-Hatch Judicial Redress Act of 2015. The bipartisan bill will promote increased cooperation among law enforcement and boost transatlantic relations. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch also voiced her support for the bill during a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee DOJ oversight hearing earlier this week. The Judicial Redress Act would extend some of the core benefits enjoyed by Americans under the Privacy Act of 1974 to European allies and provide a clear signal that the U.S. values the transatlantic relationship and seeks to fully rebuild trust in U.S.-EU data flows. This bill is essential to the Umbrella Agreement, the critical law enforcement information sharing agreement between the U.S. and Europe. Last month, the European Court of Justice ruled to strike down the Safe Harbor agreement between the United States and the European Union (EU) due to a lack of privacy protections for EU citizens. The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Judicial Redress Act. The U.S. Senate must pass the legislation before it is signed into law. Murphy said, Just days ago, one of our closest allies faced the worst-ever terrorist attack in their nations history. As we confront ongoing national security threats, we must cement the vital U.S.-EU law enforcement efforts we rely on to keep Americans safe that means passing the Judicial Redress Act into law. Murphy continued, Safeguarding our national security is the absolute number one priority. But until the Senate passes this bill into law, the gaps in information sharing addressed by our Judicial Redress Act stand between us and a safer America. I strongly urge the Senate to follow the actions of the House and the recommendation of the DOJ as soon as possible, and pass this bill into … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=cc85de16-0c40-4e47-be2a-bfa4611fa583 | House Passes Reform for Regulations Covering New Medical Therapies, Bill Heads to Presidents Desk | 2015-11-18 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WashingtonA new measure that would bring predictable timeframes to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) scheduling process so new treatments can reach patients in a timely and transparent manner has passed in Congress and is now on its way to the Presidents desk. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., a member of the Senate HELP Committee, lauded House passage of the Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act, for which they are the original cosponsors. I am pleased the House ofRepresentatives has passed this important legislation to give patients faster access to newly approved therapies,Hatch said.Our regulatory approach shouldnt ignore the urgent needs of Americas patients for lifesaving treatments. Enacting this law is an important step in streamlining administrative processes, increasing transparency, promoting medical innovation, and improving patient health. A slow and seemingly unnecessary DEA approval process is preventing patients from getting new and innovative treatments that can help them, said Whitehouse.This legislation will limit the amount of time the DEA has to make a decision, ensuring quicker access for patients. I thank Senator Hatch for working with me on this bill and our House counterparts for moving it forward. I look forward to having it signed into law by the President. The ImprovingRegulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act will amend the Controlled Substances Act to require the DEA to schedule a drug or substance that has never been marketed in the United States within 90 days of receiving a scheduling recommendation from the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, the legislation clarifies that for this subset of drugs that must be scheduled, market exclusivity periods begin on the date a product can actually be marketed, just as it is for other new drug products. The bill will also allow a company… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=a7387283-c628-42d7-a498-e6d763520b7f | Lee Fights Broken Education Reauthorization Process | 2015-11-18 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONToday, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered a speech on the Senate floor regarding the fraudulent manner in which the conference process has unfolded with respect to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization bill. Mr./Madam President, this is how the conference process is supposed to work. But it is not how the conference process has been conducted with respect to this bill, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization. Sure, were still voting to appoint conferees. And those conferees will still convene a conference. And that conference will still produce a conference report. So from the surface, it will still look like the conference process is happening the way its supposed to. But beneath the surface we know that all of this has already been pre-arranged, pre-cooked, pre-determined... by a select few members of Congress, working behind closed doors, free from scrutiny. And we know that this vote was scheduled on extremely short notice, so that it would be difficult if not impossible for the rest of us to influence the substance of the conference report through motions to instruct. Now, why does this matter? We know the American people care deeply about K-12 education policy. But why should they care about this obscure parliamentary procedure in the Senate? They should care and Mr./Madam President, we know that they do care because the process influences the policy. In this case, the process expedites the passage of policies that we know dont work policies to which the American people are strongly opposed. The speech also highlighted a successful Utah model, which is reworking the early education system at a local level: In my home state of Utah, for instance, United Way of Salt Lake has partnered with two private financial institutions, Goldman Sachs and J.B. Pritzker, to provide first rate early education programs to thousands of Utah children. They call it a pay-for-success loan. With no upfront cost or risk to the tax… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=75b9c843-52f7-4ebc-8a83-6242dd06f42b | Hatch Votes to Roll Back EPA Overreach | 2015-11-17 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WashingtonIn response to the Obama administration's recent finalization of the EPA's Clean Power Plan rules thatwould require significant emission reductions to both new and existing power plantsacross the country, the Senate passed two bipartisan resolutions to repeal these costly new regulations late Tuesday afternoon. Senator Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the Senate, cosponsored both bills and spoke out about his opposition to the Obama administration's controversial plan: The EPA's unlawfulclean power regulation would make virtually no difference in reducing global emissions and instead would amount to a hidden tax on all Americans by substantially increasing domestic energy prices. Such an unwise course would simply make America less competitive globally and saddle hard working families with higher energy bills. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=902ece23-673e-4ac1-a001-3044771170c9 | Hatch Defends Utah Police in Senate Hearing Critical of the "War on Police" | 2015-11-17 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONAs police and policing tactics are under increased public scrutiny, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing onTuesdayabout how the federal government undermines state and local law enforcement. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and his staff consulted with Utah law enforcement leaders recently to discuss morale and the the way the current political climate is affecting police efforts. He shared comments from Utah law enforcement leaders who suggested that law enforcement is getting mixed signals,that the current climate is affecting recruitment, and that the Department of Justice has been too quick to jump in to criticize law enforcement. Im very concerned about the climate the Obama administration has createdor contributed tofor law enforcement, Hatch said. Ms. Mac Donald describes in her written testimony how the President has amplified and encouraged criticisms of law enforcementcriticisms that have emboldened individuals to resist officers requests and to interfere with officers ability to do their job. Senator Hatchs remarks, as prepared for delivery: Over the summer, my staff met with a number of Utah law enforcement leaders to discuss law enforcement morale and how the current political climate is affecting police efforts. Id like to share some examples of what these Utah law enforcement leaders had to say: Law enforcement is getting mixed signals about how proactive they should be. [The current climate] is affecting recruitment.... Weve had recruitment problems since last fall. DOJ has been too quick to jump in to criticize law enforcement. We need our leaders to wait to jump in and criticize. People are feeling proud to push back against police officers.... Being a law enforcement officer right now is not popular. But standing up to law enforcement is popular. I want to emphasize: This is not my gloss on the current law enforcement climate. These are the words of Utah law enforcement leaders describing what its like t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=c9c044a7-4a50-4898-9ac2-1d4a53f67347 | Hatch Applauds DOJ Efforts to Enforce Dietary Supplement Regulations | 2015-11-17 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, member and former chairman of both the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee issued the following statement after the Department of Justice and federal agency partnersannounced enforcement actions of dietary supplement cases: I applaudeffective enforcement of the federal laws and regulations governing dietary supplements. Dangerous products illegally masquerading as lawful dietary supplements present a serious risk to public health. To address this problem, Congress has provided ample authorities to the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Justice, and numerous other federal agencies to protect consumers, and I have long advocated foreffectiveenforcement of federal standards. Such action isessential to a well-functioning regulatory infrastructure on which millions ofdietary supplement consumers, like me, depend. In May 2015, Senator Hatch and Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., wrote to Attorney General Loretta Lynch to strongly urge DOJ, in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to prioritize the aggressive pursuit of individuals and companies that illegally manufacture and sell misbranded drug products falsely labeled as dietary supplements. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=d049e528-1f12-4020-ac77-53e3fbb150d1 | Hatch Lauds House Bill Addressing Default Mens Rea | 2015-11-17 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on introduction of H.R. 4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015: I applaud my House colleagues for taking a stand against unjust prosecution and incarceration of morally innocent actors by reformingcriminal intent requirements. Too often, our criminal laws and regulations leave individuals vulnerable to prosecution for conduct they didnt know was wrong. I have been working hard on mens rea reform here in the Senate and plan to introduce companion legislation soon. I look forward to working with my House colleagues to move this issue forward and to reduce our nations overcriminalization problem. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=de82a1f1-4f14-425d-a44d-dd7db15e4ea8 | Hatch Statement on Attacks in Paris | 2015-11-13 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, issued the following statement regarding the attacks in Paris: Our prayers are with those lost and their families, as well as in support of those working to ensure the safety of others. Tonight, we are united with thepeople of France. As we grapple with the barbarism of this terrible attack, the worldmust stand resolved that these terrorists cannot be allowed to succeed." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stewart.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/heroism-continues-today | Heroism Continues Today | 2015-11-12 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Chris Stewart | S001192 | stewart.house.gov | legacy | SALT LAKE CITY I have the great honor of serving on the House Select Committee on Intelligence, a responsibility that requires that I spend a lot of time in very troubled and chaotic parts of the world. During these travels, I see U.S. military personnel serving under some of the most hostile and difficult circumstances that you can imagine. It is inspiring to see these soldiers serving so proudly and with such great courage and dignity. They and their families for let's not forget that every one of them leave loved ones behind who must carry on without them make this great sacrifice willingly. I often ask these amazing young men and women why they are willing to serve under such difficult circumstance. I've heard many good reasons, but one young lieutenant probably said it best: "Because I love my country," he said. Every time I see these warriors and their selfless sacrifice, it makes me grateful. Grateful for their example. Grateful for our nation that embodies ideals that are worthy of such a sacrifice. Grateful for a nation that could produce such selfless young soldiers. Ronald Reagan is one of my heroes. One of his greatest talents was the ability to sum up complicated ideas in such a way that we understood it down into the center of our souls. He once said, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." I was blessed that my parents taught me to love my country and to want to protect our freedoms. My father was a pilot in World War II. It was my honor to serve as a pilot in the Air Force for 14 years. Five of my brothers have served in the military as well. My parents had a family creed that has been passed down now through three generations: This family's creed is Duty, Honor, Service to God, Family and Country. It's important to realize the fight that Ronald Reagan talked about continues today. As we watch events unfold around us, … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/op-eds?ContentRecord_id=9863c343-7723-4134-9beb-4ba015a15592 | Defending our Nation Against Cyberthreats | 2015-11-12 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | An alarming surge in cyberattacks is costing American taxpayers and businesses hundreds of billions of dollars every year. Glaring vulnerabilities in our cybersecurity infrastructure have even resulted in high-profile breaches at large corporations, including Target, Home Depot, Sony, and others. Sadly, the proliferation of cyberthreats shows no sign of abating. Unless Congress acts to strengthen our defenses, the future of our economy and our national security is in danger. This year alone, we have witnessed a staggering number of cyberattacks against our nation. In February, Chinese hackers breached the records of Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, stealing the personally identifiable information of nearly 80 million customers. In the early summer, Chinese cybercriminals also hacked United Airlines, compromising manifest data that detailed the movement of millions more. By far the most devastating cyberattack this year was against the United States Office of Personnel Management. Considered the worst cyber-intrusion ever perpetrated against the U.S. government, the OPM data breach affected about 21.5 million federal employees and contractors. Hackers successfully penetrated OPM firewalls to access the sensitive personal information of individual Americans, including security clearance files, social security numbers, and information about employees contacts and families. In this unprecedented attack, China was again the suspected culprit. When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Washington last month, he and President Obama reached an agreement that their respective governments would not conduct or knowingly support cybertheft of intellectual property or commercial trade secrets. Many national security expertsincluding Director of National Intelligence James Clapperimmediately expressed pessimism about Chinas willingness to uphold its end of the deal. I add my skepticism to the growing chorus of lawmakers, military leaders, and intelligence community personnel who doubt the sincerity of this agreement. I also … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=01b76fd0-c568-4cea-9f60-465bcb590d1b | Senators Press ESEA Conference Chairs to Include Evidence Based Innovation in ESEA Bill | 2015-11-12 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Michael Bennet, D-Colo., also a member of the Senate HELP Committee, sent a letter today to the conference chairs of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), urging that they include the Education Innovation and Research language and provisions committing to evidence-based innovation in the conferenced bill. As you negotiate the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) conference report, we respectfully request that the final agreement include a strong commitment to evidence-based innovation in education, the Senators wrote. Too often, we fund unproven programs with little to show in the way of results. More of our federal dollars should work to encourage innovative programs and practices that can demonstrate significant education outcomes. Our Education and Innovation Research Program establishes a dedicated funding stream to support the development and expansion of evidence-based programs and practices designed and implemented by educators and local communities. Background The Education Innovation and Research amendment would create a dedicated funding stream to support the development and scale up of evidence-based practices that encourage innovations in policy and practice. This grant would provide flexible funding for a broad range of locally-driven projects and allow schools, districts, non-profits, and small businesses to develop proposals based on the specific needs of students and the community. Grants would be awarded based on past success, with funding levels tied to the strength of the evidence the applicant is able to present of their programs effectiveness. The full letter is attached and below: Dear Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray, Chairman Kline, and Ranking Member Scott: As you negotiate the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) conference report, we respectfully request that the final agreement… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=7e179db7-a5ed-4ed9-ba0d-7aa613af4460 | Hatch Speaks on Contemporary Threats to Religious Liberty | 2015-11-10 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONSenator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, took to the Senatefloor to deliver the fifth in a series of speeches on religious liberty this afternoon. Senator Hatch has previously delivered speeches on thebasic principles, thehistory, andthestatus and substanceof religious liberty.Last week, headdressed the criticalbalance between faith and public life. Todays speech focused on the contemporary threats religious liberty faces at home. In ways that are both surprising and unprecedented, religious liberty is under attack here in the United States. I speak not merely of attacks on particular practices, but also of attacks on the very idea of religious liberty itselfon the idea that there should be room in society for believers to live and to worship in ways that differ from prevailing orthodoxy. The campaign against religious liberty has three prongs: the courts, the Obama administration, and state legislatures. My goal today is to explain how each of these institutions is undermining the vitality of religious life in our country and why what they are doing is wrong. The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below. Mr. President, I rise today to speak once again on the topic of religious liberty. This is the fifth in a series of addresses I have given on this vitally important subject. In my previous remarks, I have discussed why religious liberty matters, why its important, and why it deserves special protection from government interference. I have also detailed the history of religious liberty in the United States in order to show that the desire for religious freedom was central to our nations founding and to the very idea of America. From the beginning, religious liberty has been a preeminent value in American life: government accommodates religion, not the other way around. Lastly, in my previous remarks I have sought to explain how religion has always had a robust public role in our society and to rebut the wrongheaded, ahistorical view that religion is a purely private matter that should be kept out of t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=78c8a420-667c-4e4f-b7e9-95f24bb95738 | Lee Applauds Fifth Circuit Decision Upholding Injunction of Obamas Executive Amnesty Program | 2015-11-10 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Tuesday, following the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision affirming a federal district courts nationwide injunction against President Obamas Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program.The Fifth Circuit has issued a strong and well-reasoned opinion upholding aninjunction that temporarily blocks President Obamas lawless executive amnesty program, Lee said. Our immigration system does need reform. But the reform must be debated and passed by Congress, not unilaterally imposed on the American people by the executive branch." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=f9f15cf5-be03-4a4d-a0bb-bc4c4e769f91 | Senator Lee Delivers Remarks on National Pregnancy Center Week | 2015-11-10 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONToday, Senator Mike Lee delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding National Pregnancy Center Week. Senator Lee requested unanimous consent from the Senate to approve Senate Resolution 37, which would designate the second week in November as National Pregnancy Center Week. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) objected to the request. Full text of Senator Lees remarks as prepared for delivery is available below, and video can be viewed here. Madam President, I rise today to support, and to request the Senates approval of, Senate Resolution 37 a resolution that would designate this week in November National Pregnancy Center Week, in honor of the life-saving and life-affirming work of Americas community-supported pregnancy centers. I am asking for my colleagues unanimous consent because there is absolutely nothing contentious about this resolution or the pregnancy-resource centers it commemorates. There are approximatelytwenty-five hundredpregnancy-resource centers in America. And every single day, they serve an average ofsixty-five thousandwomen and men faced with challenging pregnancy decisions, providing them a wide array of resources. This includes, at many centers, health-care services like pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and testing for STDs and STIs. It includes emotional and educational support like options counseling and parenting classes. And it includes material and logistical assistance to help new moms and dads deal with all the little things that easily add up to big obstacles in the first weeks and months of parenthood. Americas pregnancy-resource centers arent out to make a profit or push an agenda. Theyre just there to help and to do so in a way that is compassionate, considerate of individual privacy, and respectful of the equal dignity of all human life. Madam President, any way you look at it, Americas pregnancy-resource centers deserve to be recognized with a National Pregnancy Center Week. But the real measure of their significance isnt in the wo… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-release/congressional-app-challenge-open-students-utah%E2%80%99s-3rd-district | Congressional App Challenge Open to Students in Utahs 3rd District | 2015-11-09 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | The press release you requested is no longer available. Please see below for a complete list of House vacancy details. 115th Congress, 1st Session State, District Reason for Vacancy, Successor Arizona, 8th The Honorable Trent Franks resigned from the 115th Congress on December 8, 2017. Michigan, 13th The Honorable John Conyers Jr. resigned from the 115th Congress on December 5, 2017. Pennsylvania, 18th The Honorable Tim Murphy resigned from the 115th Congress on October 21, 2017. Utah, 3rd The Honorable Jason Chaffetz resigned from the 115th Congress on June 30, 2017. The Honorable John R. Curtis was elected November 7, 2017, in special election. Representative Curtis was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office on November 13, 2017. Kansas, 4th The Honorable Mike Pompeo resigned from the 115th Congress on January 23, 2017. The Honorable Ron Estes was elected April 11, 2017, in special election. Representative Estes was added to the rolls of the House upon e… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://chaffetz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=443 | Congressional App Challenge Open to Students in Utah’s 3rd District | 2015-11-09 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | t share: f “Recognizing today’s young innovators will help us build tomorrow’s cutting edge workforce" Congressman Jason Chaffetz today announced the participation of Utah's Third Congressional District in the second annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC) – an app design competition for U.S. high school students who are learning coding skills. “Utah has so many promising young students – digital natives who have grown up using technology. We need to facilitate the development of STEM-based skills that will sustain Utah’s robust economy. Recognizing today’s young innovators will help us build tomorrow’s cutting edge workforce,” Chaffetz said. The Challenge registration period opens today. Apps can be submitted through January 15, 2016. The competition is open to all high school students, regardless of their level of coding experience. Students may work individually or in groups and students of all skill levels are encouraged to participate. A panel of local judges will evaluate student entries and select winners to be honored by Rep. Chaffetz and featured on a display in the United States Capitol. The CAC was created by Congress in 2013 to acknowledge the critical role of STEM skills in this nation’s economic future. As countries around the world compete for the most viable industries and technologies, the demand for STEM-based skills is projected to grow by 17% by 2018, compared to a 9.8% growth rate for non-STEM occupations. According to some estimates, the U.S. may be short as many as 3 million high-skilled workers by 2018. By investing in our youth now, we can work to maintain American competitiveness in the global marketplace. During its first year, the CAC received submissions from students in 84 Congressional districts, including Utah’s 3rd District. This year, the Challenge is striving to double that number. The Internet Education Foundation will be serving as the operational “sponsor” for the CAC. For further information and instructions about the Congressional App Challenge, please visit congress… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stewart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-stewart-s-statement-on-the-rejection-of-the-keystone-pipeline | Rep. Stewarts Statement on the Rejection of the Keystone Pipeline Project | 2015-11-06 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Chris Stewart | S001192 | stewart.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. -- Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) released the following statement regarding President Obamas announcement that the administration has rejected the proposal for the Keystone XL pipeline. This project, which has been under review for seven years, would bring crude oil from Alberta, Canada to the gulf coast. Its absurd that the White House has rejected the Keystone XL pipeline project, Stewart said. Numerous environmental studies have been conducted by the Presidents own State Department, and all have concluded that this project is safe and will not have significant environmental impacts. While Im not surprised, its unfortunate that this President is establishing a pattern of playing politics with our energy development and economy. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=0ab0d666-5bbe-409b-9dfb-40e41fc02486 | Hatch Statement on Administrations Notice to Sign Trans-Pacific Partnership | 2015-11-06 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Chairman of the Senate FinanceCommittee, today issued the following statement after the Obama administration notified Congress of its intent to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The announcement comes after the administration released the final text of the agreement early this morning. That the administration intends to sign the trade agreement does not mean its duty is over to convince Congress that this TPP is the best agreement possible. Only Congress can enact the trade agreement, and for that to happen, the agreement must meet the requirements laid out in bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Transparency and accountability are key objectives of TPA. Now that the text is public, as was required by TPA, the administration should expect the agreement to undergo rigorous review. Under TPA, the President cannot sign the agreement for at least 90 days from the time he notifies Congress of his intent to enter into the agreement. This review process enables Congress to carefully scrutinize the agreement before it is signed, and if necessary, recommend changes to the agreement. I look forward to working with my Senate colleagues and stakeholders throughout this process to determine whether this TPP agreement meets the high-standards set by TPA and whether it should be enacted into law. Earlier this week, Hatch outlined expectations the administration must meet as Congress considers TPP in an OpEd for The Hill. A longtime advocate of tearing down trade barriers, Hatch has championed efforts to enhance Americas global competitiveness and increase access for American farmers, workers, and job-creators in international markets. Hatch co-authored legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) that was signed into law in June. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=41c5bd78-f834-41c7-8b49-b0b3d2187efa | Hatch Statement on the Presidents Decision to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline | 2015-11-06 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, issued the following statement on the Presidents decision to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline: President Obamas rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline represents our brokenregulatory process at its worst.The Obama administration dragged out the review process for years to serve its own political ends only to reject this commonsense project based on extreme left-wing ideology.We cannot allow abuses like this to continue, which is whyIm fighting to reform infrastructure permitting as well as our regulatory system more broadly.The Senate passed our bipartisan permit streamlining measures as part of the highway bill, and Im fighting to enact it into law." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=32e2b129-aebb-4f12-8ada-34dde43d3ad9 | Hatch Speaks on Faith and Public Life in Fourth Religious Liberty Address | 2015-11-04 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONSenator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, took to the Senate Floor to deliver the fourth in a series of speeches on religious liberty this afternoon. Senator Hatch has previously delivered speeches on the basic principles, the history, and on the status and substance of religious liberty. Todays speech focused on the proper relationship between faith and public life. Despite the hard-fought progress in recent years both in protecting religious liberty and in restoring sanity to the courts approach to the Establishment Clause, this notion of strict separation continues to exert a pernicious influence, shrinking the sphere of acceptable religious exercise. In so doing, it undermines religious liberty and limits the ways in which faith enriches our society. Restoring a proper relationship between faith and public life must continue to be a top priority as a key component of our broader efforts to protect religious liberty for future generations. The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below. Mr. President, freedom of religion is one of the foundational principles of our republic. It has long been central to our identity as a self-governing people, and as a cause, it has long enjoyed wide support across partisan and ideological divides for generations. Recently, however, religious liberty has come under coordinated assault by those who would hastily discard one of our founding principles to serve a narrow, transient political agenda. Given how defending religious liberty has been one of the animating goals of my public life, I feel compelled to speak out against this disturbing development. Since the end of the August recess, I have endeavored to speak regularly on the subject to remind my colleagues of the need to maintain our historic allegiance to this most American of values. So far, I have addressed the first principles of why we should protect religious freedom, as well as the legal and political history of the concept. Today, I aim to address the role of religion in public life and its critical contri… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/speeches?ContentRecord_id=37473723-6d60-4207-92d3-3ece14338954 | Hatch Speaks on Faith and Public Life in Fourth Religious Liberty Address | 2015-11-04 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONSenator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, took to the Senate Floor to deliver the fourth in a series of speeches on religious liberty this afternoon. Senator Hatch has previously delivered speeches on thebasic principles, thehistory, and on thestatus and substanceof religious liberty. Todays speech focused on the proper relationship between faith and public life. Despite the hard-fought progress in recent years both in protecting religious liberty and in restoring sanity to the courts approach to the Establishment Clause, this notion of strict separation continues to exert a pernicious influence, shrinking the sphere of acceptable religious exercise. In so doing, it undermines religious liberty and limits the ways in which faith enriches our society. Restoring a proper relationship between faith and public life must continue to be a top priority as a key component of our broader efforts to protect religious liberty for future generations. The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below. Mr. President, freedom of religion is one of the foundational principles of our republic. It has long been central to our identity as a self-governing people, and as a cause, it has long enjoyed wide support across partisan and ideological divides for generations. Recently, however, religious liberty has come under coordinated assault by those who would hastily discard one of our founding principles to serve a narrow, transient political agenda. Given how defending religious liberty has been one of the animating goals of my public life, I feel compelled to speak out against this disturbing development. Since the end of the August recess, I have endeavored to speak regularly on the subject to remind my colleagues of the need to maintain our historic allegiance to this most American of values. So far, I have addressed the first principles of why we should protect religious freedom, as well as the legal and political history of the concept. Today, I aim to address the role of religion in public life and its critical contributio… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/videos?ContentRecord_id=390683e1-5cc5-41f5-8f06-e5a6b76b4a56 | Fox News: Hatch Presses Administration on Obamacare CO-OPs | 2015-11-04 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | 35,000 Utahns will be left without health insurance as a result of the closure of Utah's Obamacare CO-OP, Arches Health Plan, announced last week. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah is seeking answers. Nearly 870,000 individuals have enrolled in 23 CO-OPs nationwide, and yesterday Arizonas co-op became the 11th to shutter its doors. Twenty-two of the total 23 CO-OPs are reportedly losing money and many are headed by political activists with no business experience. Sen. Hatch, along with Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., sent a letter today to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andrew M. Slavitt, pressing the administration on the financial viability and management of the CO-OP program. ? | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=887497cb-96df-4e16-87c5-b0639bcc26fd | Lee Calls on Congress to Assert Constitutional Powers Ahead of Climate Talks | 2015-11-04 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) called on Congress to assert its constitutional powers ahead of the upcoming U.N. climate-change negotiations in Paris. First, the House and Senate should take up and pass a joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that an agreement of the cost and legal character contemplated by the Obama administration in Paris should be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent, Lee said. The purpose of this resolution would not be to oppose the presidents plans on the merits, Lee continued, but simply to make explicit that which has been implicit in every other previous climate-change negotiation. Lee also identified the power of the purse as another constitutional power Congress should use to make sure President Obama does not commit the United States to a climate-change agreement in Paris without seeking the Senates advice and consent. Members of both chambers and from both parties have a constitutional duty to assert with one voice that Congress will not send a dime of taxpayer money to the implementation of any agreement to which the Senate has not provided its advice and consent, Lee said. That goes for the billions of dollars that President Obama has pledged to send to the so-called Green Climate Fund. And it goes for any other funds that the Paris agreement would expect the United States to give to developing countries for clean-energy adaptation, Lee continued. Negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are set to begin in Paris on November 30 and will run through December 11. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://stewart.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-stewart-responds-to-the-president-s-natural-resources-memorandum | Rep. Stewart Responds to the President's Natural Resources Memorandum | 2015-11-03 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Chris Stewart | S001192 | stewart.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. -- Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) released the following statement in response to the Presidents memorandum on Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment. This memorandum calls on federal agencies to take additional steps to offset the environmental impacts of development, specifically expanding the 26 year old no net loss wetlands policy. It would have a significant impact on use of federal lands and potentially on the use of all natural resources. The Presidents Executive Memorandum is a very big deal, Stewart said. "It is destructive to States rights, the political process, and good policy and to call it a power grab is a gross understatement. If this is carried out, it would be devastating for economic activity in the western United States. Equally appalling, it will further erode the basic trust between American people and this president. We all want to protect the environment, but it doesnt have to be at the cost of our western way of life. As a member of the Appropriations committee, I will use every tool at my disposal to ensure that this outrageous Presidential decree is never implemented. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=8b300d95-f768-48f6-b603-36d1ab9a1447 | Fact Sheet: Hatch Defends Utahns Against Expansion of FederalAuthority Over Land and Water | 2015-11-03 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | How the Federal Government Wants to Expand Its Authority Over Land And Water In June, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) issued a final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that expanded the scope of federal authority over land and water at the expense of Utahns. The rule has been called a massive land grab that will expose Utah farmers, ranchers, home owners, and businesses to significant compliance costs and new fines. Today the Senate will vote on the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, which Senator Hatch has cosponsored. This bill will direct the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw the flawed rule and issue a revised proposal. How This Hurts Utah WOTUS will require Utah farmers, ranchers, and other business to obtain federal land use permits at a median cost of $155,000. As the second driest state in the nation, this new water rule will directly or indirectly impact all of Utah. Any water that drains into the Colorado River, the Green river, the Virgin River, the Paria River will be regulated under this rule and it will affect everything from desert washes to small ponds and irrigation ditches on Utahs family farms and ranches. WOTUS will have a major impact on jobs and businesses. Here are a few examples of how industries will be affected, via the US Chamber: Retailers: Retailers who salt a parking lot in the winter to keep customers from slipping on the ice might need a federal permit: Retailers, shopping centers, and other businesses with paved parking lots will be more likely to be required to treat their stormwater/snowmelt runoff before it leaves their property. For example, big box retail stores with garden centers or vehicle maintenance services are particularly likely to face more stringent Clean Water Act permitting required by EPA and the Corps. In some cases, these businesses would be required to obtain NPDES permits for the first time for discharges to WOTUS. Building Materials Makers: Wood product manufacturers and ot… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=c1bb0261-c8c0-4b8b-bf3a-ee29e2889382 | Hatch Defends Utahns Against Expansion of Federal Authority Over Land and Water | 2015-11-03 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON LawmakersvotedTuesdayon a measure that would halt the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) efforts to establish greater federal authority over land and water. TheFederal Water Quality Protection Act,cosponsored by Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, directsthe EPA and theArmyCorps of Engineers to withdraw the flawed rule and issue a revised proposal. If the EPA gets its way, federal bureaucrats would expand their regulatory authority to nearly every stream and pond in the United States, saidOrrin Hatch, R-Utah. "States like Utah are best positioned to manage our own water resources. The last thing we need is another top-down Washington approach seeking to micromanage stateresponsibilities. In June, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a finalWaters of the United States(WOTUS) rule that expanded the scope of federal authority over land and water at the expense of Utahns.The Clean Water Act, which the administration has claimed isthe basis forthe rule, added federal protections for navigable waterways and left most bodies of water to be managed by the states. Butcritics have called the latest EPA rule a massive land grab that will expose Utah farmers, ranchers, home owners, and businesses to significant compliance costs and new fines. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,WOTUS would require Utah farmers, ranchers, and other business to obtain federalpermits at a median cost of $155,000. The rule allows the federal government to regulate any water discharge that eventually drains into the Colorado River, the Green River, the Virgin River, the Paria River, or other qualifying water body, affecting everything from desert washes to small ponds and irrigation ditches on Utahs family farms and ranches. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, whichdescribed the rule assignificant jurisdictional overreach, catalogued problems the rule posed to business.Retailers who salt a parking lot in the winter to keep customers from slipping on the ice might need a federal permit.Wood product manufacturers and other makers of… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=b2c8f7ff-d971-4a2e-b09a-6ef536f3a6c5 | Lee, Hartzler Introduce Resolution Recognizing "National Pregnancy Center Week" | 2015-11-03 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) introduced similar resolutions in the Senate and House today that designate the week of November 8, as "National Pregnancy Center Week.""For all that we do on Capitol Hill to affirm and protect life, it pales in comparison to the face-to-face work pregnancy-help organizations do across this country every day," Lee said. "This nation is truly blessed to have so many heroes that are helping mothers, and fathers, make the courageous and selfless choice to welcome a new life into this world regardless of their personal circumstances."Pregnancy Care Centers are a shining example of what we should be doing more as Americansindividuals and communities working together to protect and promote life, Hartzler said. These centers and the teams of dedicated people working tirelessly to assist women in need and save unborn lives. They deserve our admiration and support. From medical help, guidance, housing and material assistance, parenting lessons, emotional support, and promotion of life over abortion, roughly 2,500 pregnancy care and resource centers in America provide support and care to millions of women each and every year. It is an honor to dedicate a week to recognize their tireless efforts.In addition to designating the week of November 8 as "National Pregnancy Center Week," the resolution also notes that: Nonprofit organizations have been cooperating since November 13, 1971 to save as many lives as possible from abortion; There are approximately 2,500 pregnancy centers in the United States; Pregnancy centers reach more than 2.3 million people each year; Every day in the United States pregnancy centers assist an average of 6,500 people; Approximately 1,000 medical pregnancy centers provide limited ultrasound services at little or no cost; Close to 230,000 ultrasounds are performed at pregnancy centers each year; Nearly every pregnancy center care and resource center provides clients with material support for pregnancy and infant care. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-release/chaffetz-introduces-legislation-address-government-use-cell-site-simulators | Chaffetz Introduces Legislation to Address Government Use of Cell Site Simulators | 2015-11-02 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | The press release you requested is no longer available. Please see below for a complete list of House vacancy details. 115th Congress, 1st Session State, District Reason for Vacancy, Successor Arizona, 8th The Honorable Trent Franks resigned from the 115th Congress on December 8, 2017. Michigan, 13th The Honorable John Conyers Jr. resigned from the 115th Congress on December 5, 2017. Pennsylvania, 18th The Honorable Tim Murphy resigned from the 115th Congress on October 21, 2017. Utah, 3rd The Honorable Jason Chaffetz resigned from the 115th Congress on June 30, 2017. The Honorable John R. Curtis was elected November 7, 2017, in special election. Representative Curtis was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office on November 13, 2017. Kansas, 4th The Honorable Mike Pompeo resigned from the 115th Congress on January 23, 2017. The Honorable Ron Estes was elected April 11, 2017, in special election. Representative Estes was added to the rolls of the House upon e… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=843faf87-fea7-4371-9572-80acee9d6e1a | 18 Members of Congress Send Letter Urging Robust Education Technology Funding in ESEA | 2015-11-02 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and 14 of their Congressional colleagues have sent a letter to House and Senate education leaders urging that a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) maintain strong education technology provisions. The bicameral and bipartisan letter, which was addressed to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the House Education and Workforce Committee, asks ESEA conferees to include robust support in their bill for education technology and technology-specific educator professional development, preferably through a stand-alone program. Read the full letter addressed to confereeshere. In addition to Congresswoman Roybal-Allard, Congressman Loebsack, Senator Baldwin, and Senator Hatch, the letter was signed by Senator Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Congressman David McKinley (R-WV), Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT), Senator Al Franken (D-MN), Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-MT), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO), Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA), Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY), Congressman Rod Blum (R-IA), Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), and Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX). In the Senate, we worked closely to develop I-TECH to ensure that technology in the classroom is coupled with teacher support to give students access to a wide-range of personalized learning opportunities. Technology can greatly improve any childs classroom experience, and is most effective when combined with an emphasis on teacher development. By intertwining technology and traditional teaching methods, we can tailor each student's educational journey to his or her individual needs and learning style to boost achievement. I urge my colleagues to consider programs that give states the power to produce demonstrable results, and … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=d8f747b4-7270-4baa-a9b1-bb696a9b6984 | Following Closure of Utah Obamacare CO-OP, Hatch Presses Administration for Answers | 2015-11-02 | 2015 | 2015-11 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON--35,000 Utahns will be left without health insuranceas a result of the closure of Utah's Obamacare CO-OP, Arches Health Plan, announced last week.Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah is seeking answers.Nearly 870,000 individuals have enrolled in 23 CO-OPs nationwide, and yesterday Arizonas co-op became the 11th to shutter its doors. Twenty-two of the total 23 CO-OPs are reportedly losing money and many are headed by political activists with no business experience. Sen.Hatch, along withHealth, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander,R-Tenn., sent a letter today to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andrew M. Slavitt, pressing the administration on the financial viability and management of the CO-OP program. These non-profit, consumer-run health plans were intended to improve coverage, increase competition, and provide more affordable options,the Senators wrote. The CO-OPs are not living up to these expectations. To date, eleven ACA CO-OPsin Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Nevada, Tennessee, Oregon, South Carolina and Utahhave collapsed. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose their health insurance plansand will have to scramble to find new plans, most likely with higher premiums and deductibles. Last week when Arches announced it would close, leaving 35,000 Utahns without health insurance plans, Senator Hatch said, The failure of Utahs CO-OP is a direct consequence of Obamacares inability to put Utah patients first. Because of Obamacares broken promises, patients in Utah will be forced out of their health plans and federal taxpayers will be left footing the bill for this botched experiment. Todays latest failure underscores the need to repeal this disastrous law in its entirety and replace it with patient-centered reforms. The text of the letter is below and a signed copy can be foundhere. November 2, 2015 VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION The Honorable Andrew M. Slavitt Acting Admi… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=76d5b5b2-f0a1-4a76-853a-3a5ec47f9886 | Hatch Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 | 2015-10-30 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Budget Act of 2015: "During periods of divided government, neither party gets everything it wants. For conservatives, though, this bipartisan budget agreement includes several meaningful victories: it advances the first significant social security reform in a generation; it repeals a key part of Obamacare; and it fully funds our military without raising taxes or adding to the deficit. Though imperfect, supporting this budget agreement is the only realistic way to avert another government shutdown and avoid risking a default on our debt obligations that would further threaten the economic well-being of hardworking Utah families." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| http://chaffetz.house.gov/press-release/chaffetz-supports-paul-ryan-speaker-house | Chaffetz Supports Paul Ryan for Speaker of the House | 2015-10-29 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | UT | Jason Chaffetz | C001076 | chaffetz.house.gov | legacy | The press release you requested is no longer available. Please see below for a complete list of House vacancy details. 115th Congress, 1st Session State, District Reason for Vacancy, Successor Arizona, 8th The Honorable Trent Franks resigned from the 115th Congress on December 8, 2017. Michigan, 13th The Honorable John Conyers Jr. resigned from the 115th Congress on December 5, 2017. Pennsylvania, 18th The Honorable Tim Murphy resigned from the 115th Congress on October 21, 2017. Utah, 3rd The Honorable Jason Chaffetz resigned from the 115th Congress on June 30, 2017. The Honorable John R. Curtis was elected November 7, 2017, in special election. Representative Curtis was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office on November 13, 2017. Kansas, 4th The Honorable Mike Pompeo resigned from the 115th Congress on January 23, 2017. The Honorable Ron Estes was elected April 11, 2017, in special election. Representative Estes was added to the rolls of the House upon e… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=03f14c3d-1e4f-4fca-b17b-ba90f97d35ad | Hatch Invites Utahn to Testify on State's Successes in Fighting Poverty | 2015-10-29 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Utahs efforts to relieve poverty by promoting self-sufficiency were brought front and center during a Senate hearing in the nations capitalThursday by Jon Pierpont, the Executive Director of Utahs Department of Workforce Services. Pierpont appeared before the Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Utahs senior senator, Orrin Hatch, in a hearing onWelfare and Poverty in America. More and more Utahns are employed and businesses continue to grow and innovate in our state, Pierpont said.This has led to an economy recognized as one of the strongest in the nation. Our unemployment rate is 3.6 percent, and our job growth is a robust 3.9 percent, with job opportunities for Utahns of all levels of skill and training Senator Hatch asked Pierpont about Utahs Next Generation Kids Program, which the senator suggested could be a model for the country. The Utah program has been designed to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty by working with children and parents together, focusing on four key areas: early childhood development, education, economic stability, and health. The program is part of the Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Act passed by the Utah legislature in 2012. We have found that adults often cannot truly be successful when the needs of their children are not being met, Pierpont said. "As a result, we have modified our program so that while we are engaging with parents to get them employed or increase their job skills, we are also ensuring that those parents are meeting the basic needs of their children. For Director Pierponts Full Submitted Testimony, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=175b6f55-1cf6-4714-a7d9-36cccd62bb00 | Hatch Invites Utahn to Testify on State's Successes in Fighting Poverty | 2015-10-29 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Utahs efforts to relieve poverty by promoting self-sufficiency were brought front and center during a Senate hearing in the nations capitalThursday by Jon Pierpont, the Executive Director of Utahs Department of Workforce Services. Pierpont appeared before the Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Utahs senior senator, Orrin Hatch, in a hearing onWelfare and Poverty in America. More and more Utahns are employed and businesses continue to grow and innovate in our state, Pierpont said.This has led to an economy recognized as one of the strongest in the nation. Our unemployment rate is 3.6 percent, and our job growth is a robust 3.9 percent, with job opportunities for Utahns of all levels of skill and training Senator Hatch asked Pierpont about Utahs Next Generation Kids Program, which the senator suggested could be a model for the country. The Utah program has been designed to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty by working with children and parents together, focusing on four key areas: early childhood development, education, economic stability, and health. The program is part of the Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Act passed by the Utah legislature in 2012. We have found that adults often cannot truly be successful when the needs of their children are not being met, Pierpont said. "As a result, we have modified our program so that while we are engaging with parents to get them employed or increase their job skills, we are also ensuring that those parents are meeting the basic needs of their children. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=2451167e-9b5b-4a4b-870c-11bc496b2ea7 | Hatch: Positives Outweigh Negatives in Budget Deal that Preserves Defense Capabilities | 2015-10-29 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Lawmakers are considering a budget deal this week that would reform entitlements, repeal an integral Obamacare provision, avoid default, and fund the military, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utahs senior senator, argues that conservatives should support it. In a floor speech on the deal, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee argued that the deal would circumvent economic upheaval. While I may not like parts of this deal very much, there are other things that I like much less, including political brinksmanship on important matters and election-year posturing on complicated issues, Sen. Hatch said. "For example, our defense and military leaders have made clear that spending levels under the Budget Control Act are not enough to meet the challenges our nation faces on the world stage. Between the threat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, and our newly-prolonged troop presence in Afghanistan, now is not the time to underfund our military. The complete speech, as prepared for delivery, is below: Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, the legislation that passed in the House last night and that I expect well be voting on soon here in the Senate. Anyone who hasnt been living in a cave for the past few weeks is aware of the controversy surrounding this legislation. However, while the bill is likely no ones idea of an ideal path forward, I believe the controversy stems more from political considerations than from policy or substance. Let me say one thing up front: I dont love this legislation. If we were living in the United States of Orrin Hatch, this bill would look very, very different. But, while I may not like parts of this deal very much, there are other things that I like much less, including political brinksmanship on important matters and election-year posturing on complicated issues. This budget deal, while far from perfect, will help eliminate several hurdles that must be overcome in the near term, and hopefully a… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=86e81d9e-9e07-402b-99ec-e65262b339bb | Hatch Statement on Paul Ryans Election to Speaker of the House | 2015-10-29 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on the election of Paul Ryan to Speaker of the House of Representatives: Ive had the pleasure of working closely with Paul Ryan to develop and enact legislation to help put our nation back on track.I look forward to collaborating with him as Speaker to advance policies that will help enable hardworking Americans to prosper.Paul effectively communicates why conservative ideas like simplifying our tax code, reforming our entitlement programs, and reining in wasteful spending will unlock economic growth and enhance opportunities for American families. I believe he is the right man at the right time to help move our nation forward. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/speeches?ContentRecord_id=31622d59-ecfa-4d4c-81fa-6f70016fd524 | Hatch: Positives Outweigh Negatives in Budget Deal that Preserves Defense Capabilities | 2015-10-29 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Lawmakers are considering a budget deal this week that would reform entitlements, repeal an integral Obamacare provision, avoid default, and fund the military, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utahs senior senator, argues that conservatives should support it. In a floor speech on the deal, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee argued that the deal would circumvent economic upheaval. While I may not like parts of this deal very much, there are other things that I like much less, including political brinksmanship on important matters and election-year posturing on complicated issues, Sen. Hatch said. "For example, our defense and military leaders have made clear that spending levels under the Budget Control Act are not enough to meet the challenges our nation faces on the world stage. Between the threat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, and our newly-prolonged troop presence in Afghanistan, now is not the time to underfund our military. The complete speech, as prepared for delivery, is below: Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, the legislation that passed in the House last night and that I expect well be voting on soon here in the Senate. Anyone who hasnt been living in a cave for the past few weeks is aware of the controversy surrounding this legislation. However, while the bill is likely no ones idea of an ideal path forward, I believe the controversy stems more from political considerations than from policy or substance. Let me say one thing up front: I dont love this legislation. If we were living in the United States of Orrin Hatch, this bill would look very, very different. But, while I may not like parts of this deal very much, there are other things that I like much less, including political brinksmanship on important matters and election-year posturing on complicated issues. This budget deal, while far from perfect, will help eliminate several hurdles that must be overcome in the near term, and hopefully a… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/videos?ContentRecord_id=1b2ae26e-0691-4965-bd07-1ca6997849ad | Hatch Invites Utah Expert to Testify on Poverty Efforts | 2015-10-29 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | As Utah continues to develop a growingly impressive national profile for economic success, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing today to shed light on the states efforts to relieve poverty by promoting self-sufficiency. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the Chairman of the committee, invited Jon Pierpont, the Executive Director of Utahs Department of Workforce Services to testify on what has worked in Utah. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |
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