Legislative Actions:

• On March 30th the U.S. House of Representatives passed my bill designating the federal building in Cheyenne to be named after Louisa Swain. My bill now goes to the White House to be signed by the President.
  • Louisa Swain made world history when she became the first woman in the world to cast a ballot under democratically enacted laws granting women equal political rights with men.
  • I have been proud to serve on the board of the Louisa Swain Foundation which is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the heritage and history of the world’s first democratically cast electoral ballot by a woman, Louisa Swain.
• I cosponsored Senator John Barrasso’s (R-WY) No Russia Act of 2022. This bill would jumpstart a U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain by creating a uranium reserve to ensure that we have a domestic supply of uranium for our existing nuclear reactors, so we can eliminate our reliance on Russia.
  • Wyoming is the top producer of uranium in the country. With TerraPower building an advanced reactor in Kemmerer, guaranteeing a U.S.-sourced supply of the necessary fuel (originally planned as imports from Russia) is necessary for national security and economic purposes.
• I cosigned a letter to the President encouraging the Administration to make sure that labor negotiations do not disrupt the operations of the large ports on the West Coast
  • People in Wyoming have already felt the strain of packages coming from overseas being held up in ports on the West Coast. Any further disruption to those ports would have an even greater impact on the people of Wyoming.

Major Votes

• Passage of H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act of 2022
  
• Opposed
  • The purpose of this bill is to make America more competitive when it comes to the manufacturing power of China. While I fully support efforts to keep our competitive edge with China, much of this bill is a vehicle for the Green New Deal. It proposes climate change policies that would greatly harm energy-rich states like Wyoming.
    

As a drought continues to persist in Wyoming, I’ve seen rising fear across the state about the coming wildfire season. The fires that we have experienced in the last two years have taken an extreme toll on Wyoming’s public lands and wildlife. I will continue to make sure that Wyoming will have an abundance of resources to help fight wildfires. My fellow Western senators and I are urging the Secretary of Interior to help fund programs that will promote wildfire risk reduction. To read what we’re working on, click here.

Media

I met with Chuck Todd on Meet the Press to talk about the importance of digital assets and their impact on Wyoming's economy. Click here to watch the full interview.

News Around Wyoming

Lummis Bill Honoring Wyoming Women’s History Set to Become Law
Sheridan Media
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill led by U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Ben Cardin (D-MD), to honor women’s rights pioneer Louisa Swain. Serving as Senator Lummis’ first stand-alone piece of legislation to pass both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, the bill designates the federal building located at 308 West 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming as the “Louisa Swain Federal Office Building.”

“As the first woman to serve Wyoming in the U.S. Senate, I am honored that my first bill to pass both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives is one that commemorates a true pioneer from my home state of Wyoming,” Senator Lummis said about her bill. “I cannot think of a better name for a federal building in the first state to recognize this right and enshrine full suffrage for women in law. It has been an honor working with colleagues in Wyoming and Maryland on this bill to honor a pioneer so important to both of our states.”

Bitcoin’s Allies in the US Senate Are Increasing
Coin Desk
On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the news that long-time Bitcoin advocate Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is now working with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on what aspires to be comprehensive crypto legislation. The addition of Gillibrand into the mix underscores the growing bipartisan support for Bitcoin and crypto. Additionally, four House Democrats have introduced the ECASH Act to keep privacy in digital money.

On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at recent comments from the leader of the world’s largest asset manager on Ukraine and digital currencies, as well as other important updates from the crypto industry, including India’s passing of a finance bill with crypto taxation and El Salvador’s delay of their bitcoin bond.