WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Architect of the Capitol issued the following public notice: * * * Cannon (1857-1932) was a physician, women's suffrage leader and orator, public health advocate, and first woman elected to a state senate in the United States. * * * Utah gave this statue of Dr. Martha Maria "Mattie" Hughes Cannon to the National Statuary Hall Collection in 2024. The statue depicts Cannon as she appeared during her term as Utah state senator in the late 1890s, around age 40. Cannon more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah) to discuss the House's plan to pass the NDAA this week, which will improve the quality of life for service men and women. Leader Scalise noted that after four years of the Biden-Harris Administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Today, the House passed Reps. Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and John Curtis' (UT-03) bill - H.R. 8666 - to authorize additional federal case locations in Moab and Monticello, Utah. The Central Division of Utah's existing places of holding court include Ogden, Salt Lake City, Provo, and St. George. Residents of Southern Utah are regularly excused from federal jury duty due to burdensome travel requirements. H.R. 8666 w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Today, the House passed Congresswoman Celeste Maloy's (UT-02) bill, The Utah State Parks Adjustment Act. This bill would return the titles for several parcels of federally owned land in and around three Utah State Parks to the State of Utah, consolidating ownership and improving land management. "Utah State Parks, managed by Utahns with a deep knowledge of the land, are well cared for and maintained. However,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Blake Moore's Increasing Baseline Updates Act passed the House of Representatives. This bipartisan bill will bolster Congress's ability to make informed decisions about federal spending by requiring the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce at least two baseline updates each year, including one update with economic data. Having updated budget and economic figures will e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) today chaired a hearing titled, "Examining the Policies and Priorities of AmeriCorps and Its FY 2024 Audit Failure," and offered the following statement, as prepared for delivery: "It is truly a gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Congressman Blake Moore will serve as Co-Chair of the Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus for the 119th Congress alongside Co-Chairs Congressman Aaron Bean (R-FL) and Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX). The caucus will work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut wasteful government spending, eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic regulations, and reorganize inefficient federal more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, Representative John Curtis (R-UT) released the following statement after the House passed the FY25 Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act. This critical legislation includes two amendments authored by Curtis: one prohibiting the Secretary of Defense from knowingly allowing the sale of goods from companies boycotting the State of Israel in commi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2024: * ** Today, Congressman Blake Moore issued the following statement following final House passage of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025: "As the House Representative of Hill Air Force Base (HAFB), ensuring the needs of Utah's defense community are represented in Washington is one of my top priorities. I was honored to vo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Blake Moore joined Speaker Mike Johnson and members of the Utah congressional delegation in welcoming Martha Hughes Cannon's statue to the U.S. Capitol. Martha Hughes Cannon was a trailblazer for women as a physician, suffragist, and public health advocate, and she made American history when she joined the Utah State Senate as the first female state senator in 1896. "Martha H more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT) today released the following statement after voting to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. "America is strongest when we support those who keep us safe, and the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act achieves that mission. I proudly voted today to bring merit back to our military, strengthen our national defense, and r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah) to discuss the House's plan to pass the NDAA this week, which will improve the quality of life for service men and women. Leader Scalise noted that after four years of the Biden-Harris Administration spending more t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) legislation, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, today passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation would make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, to clean up abandoned hardrock mines. Risch and Heinrich applauded the Senate's unanimous  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements regarding an alleged Utah-only Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) proposal circulating in the House of Representatives. Senator Hawley strongly opposes the inclusion of this proposal in a year-end spending bill. The Senate has twice passed Senator Hawley's legislation to reauthorize and expand RECA by a strong bipartisan vote of 69 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) spoke on the Senate Floor today, vowing to block any continuing resolution containing a Utah-only Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) deal. This special-interest proposal would fail to compensate victims of the federal government's nuclear program in Missouri and across America. Senator Hawley's speech follows rumors of a back-room deal percolating in more PR