Today, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) and Rep. Jared Polis' (D-Colorado) bipartisan legislation, H.R. 4257 the Advancing Conservation and Education (ACE) Act, was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives. State trust lands generate over $3.8 billion annually to benefit school children. However, millions of acres of state school trust lands are trapped within wilderness… Read more »

Today, Rep. Chris Stewart’s (R-Utah) bipartisan legislation, H.R. 4257 the Advancing Conservation and Education (ACE) Act, passed out of the House Committee on Natural Resources. The ACE Act maximizes land management efficiencies, promotes land conservation and generates education funding for Western communities. Supporters of the bill include the Western States Land… Read more »

Today, Congressman Chris Stewart (R-UT), Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced H.R. 4257, the Advancing Conservation and Education (ACE) Act. The bipartisan legislation aims at facilitating state trust land exchanges for parcels locked inside designated wilderness and other federal conservation areas. The ACE Act helps… Read more »

Rep. Chris Stewart’s office is excited to announce that Utah’s 2nd Congressional District will be participating in the third annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students in high school and below. “I invite all students from Utah’s 2nc Congressional District to participate in the Congressional App Competition. Computer science and STEM… Read more »

In keeping with their united opposition to No Child Left Behind, Utah’s Congressional delegation voted today to replace many of its provisions by passing H.R. 5 – the Student Success Act. Read more »