On Monday, Representatives Celeste Maloy (R-UT) and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) introduced the Deepfake Liability Act, aimed at addressing the rapid rise of nonconsensual deepfake pornography and the online tools that enable it. Women and teenage girls are the overwhelming targets of these abuses, which now make up the vast majority of deepfake content online. “Abusive deepfakes and cyberstalking are ... Read More »
Last week, Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Celeste Maloy (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act. This legislation establishes liability protections for individuals, businesses, and organizations that donate menstrual products to nonprofit distribution partners. The bill, modeled after the successful Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, will seek to incentivize greater char... Read More »
Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) issued the following statement after the passage of the bill to reopen the federal government: "Tonight, after 42 days of a government shutdown, the House passed a continuing resolution that allows Congress to complete the full-year budget process. This package also approves three full-year appropriations bills for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, the... Read More »
The government has been shut down for a month now. Today, our country officially entered the longest government shutdown in history. How and when we will emerge from this mess remains uncertain. What is clear, however, is that this shutdown is unnecessary. Before this shutdown began, we were closer than we have been in years to returning to regular order—funding the government on time without temp... Read More »
On September 30, Senate Democrats blocked our clean continuing resolution to keep the government open – holding the American people hostage to their political demands. Their price tag for reopening the government was over a trillion dollars in new spending, including an extension of pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies. Pitched as temporary aid 5 years ago, these subsidies have quietly becom... Read More »
Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) released the following statement after the government shut down at midnight: “The House passed a clean 7-week continuing resolution that would have kept the government open, ensured our troops were paid, and allowed time to finish the FY26 appropriations process. It also maintained the very funding levels Democrats supported earlier this year and last year. This... Read More »
This summer, as smoke filled the skies, residents of Pine Valley in Washington County held their breath as the Forsyth Fire raged, a stark reminder of the ever-present threat of wildfire in Utah. In Sevier and Piute counties, the story was different. When the Monroe Canyon Fire ignited on Monroe Mountain, it was a test of a decade’s worth of foresight, hard work and investment. The outcome sends a... Read More »
Today, Reps. Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) reintroduced the Servicemember’s Eyeglasses Efficiency Act (SEE Act). This bill would add eyeglass lens fittings to the list of medical treatments covered by the Veterans Community Care Program, increasing access to care for millions of veterans in remote areas. “Veterans in rural Utah have expressed frustration about having to trave... Read More »
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act to ensure federal wildland firefighters and smokejumpers receive hazard pay for all dangerous activities, including prescribed burns and training jumps. Currently, federal wildland firefighters receive hazard pay when fighting active wildfires but not when conducting prescribed burn... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) convened a roundtable discussion with U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, bringing together key stakeholders from Utah's agriculture, tourism, and construction sectors. The meeting, held in Salt Lake City, focused on strategic approaches to strengthen Utah's domestic labor supply and streamline critical workforce visa programs. The discussion ce... Read More »
In support of Utah’s sheep industry, Representatives Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Burgess Owens (UT-04) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. International Trade Commission Chair Amy Karpel urging the implementation of a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) on lamb meat imports from Australia and New Zealand to restore fair market conditions for American producers. "Thanks to Presiden... Read More »
Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health (RANCH) Act to allow ranchers to temporarily access vacant grazing allotments during extreme weather events or disasters. Collectively, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture manage over 600 million acres. Of those vast land holdings, the United States Forest Service a... Read More »
Rep. Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites (STARS) Act directing the Secretary of the Interior to designate Constitution Day as an entrance-fee free day at National Park Service sites in 2026 in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. The STARS Act encourages Americans to connect with the nation’s history and natural beaut... Read More »
Last year, two-thirds of Americans felt our country was on the wrong track. They called for a course correction from the Biden Administration’s harmful policies that raised prices, over-regulated our industries, and created the worst border crisis in American history. This Independence Day week, Republicans delivered for our communities, our families, and our future. We didn’t do this with empty p... Read More »
Representative Celeste Maloy (UT-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1 – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: “The bottom line on the One Big, Beautiful Bill is it puts hardworking American families and our most vulnerable first. It reflects what Americans voted for in November — a return to common sense and accountability. It protects every citizen from the largest tax inc... Read More »
