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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-Utah-03), Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands; Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; and Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah), along with Representatives Burgess Owens (R-Utah-04), Blake Moore (R-Utah-01), and Celeste Maloy (R-Utah-02), have passed the Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03), alongside Senator Lee introduced the Streamline Transit Projects Act to improve transit project timelines and quality by empowering states – not unelected bureaucrats in Washington– to manage environmental reviews for local transit needs.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the Combatting China’s Pilfering of Intellectual Property (CCP IP) Act alongside Senator Curtis (UT) to protect American innovators by imposing sanctions on Chinese individuals, companies, and organizations engaged in intellectual property (IP) theft. The legislation strengthens U.S. authority to block assets, deny visas, and increase diplomatic pressure on the Chinese Communist Party to end its state-directed campaign to steal and replicate protected American technologies.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03), along with Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32), introduced the bipartisan Fast Track Health Care Apprenticeships Act, which incentivizes innovative approaches to address the health care workforce shortage by streamlining apprenticeships and offering a pathway to good-paying jobs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03), alongside Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19) introduced the ‘Boosting the Rural STEM Pipeline Act,’ a bipartisan bill to help rural schools hire well-trained Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teachers. The bill strengthens the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, which provides National Science Foundation (NSF) grants to colleges to train STEM majors to become STEM teachers in high-need school districts.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the Growth, Energy, and National Excellence through Science, Innovation, and Security Act (GENESIS Act) to codify President Donald J. Trump’s newly signed Executive Order launching the Genesis Mission.
Washington, D.C. – Reps. Mike Kennedy (UT-03) and April McClain Delaney (MD-06) introduced the Algorithm Accountability Act, legislation intended to hold social media companies accountable for harms caused by content pushed through their algorithms. The bill modernizes Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and establishes a clear duty of care for platforms that design and deploy algorithms capable of amplifying dangerous or harmful content.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced legislation to designate the United States Post Office located at 50 E 100 N in Moab, Utah, as the “Second Lieutenant Mitchell Williams Post Office Building.” The bill recognizes and preserves the legacy of a decorated World War II veteran, a devoted community leader, and a lifelong resident of Moab.
Dedicated federal workers have now been furloughed or forced to work without pay for 40 days. I hoped this shutdown wouldn’t last more than a week. I expected more from my Democratic colleagues and couldn’t imagine they could justify holding the American people hostage for this long.
The first missed paychecks are beginning to hit home for civil servants. At this time, I think it’s important to step back and understand how we got here and why the American people are paying the price for Washington’s dysfunction.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03), alongside the Utah congressional delegation, in a letter urging the Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to give full and fair consideration to the 47G Aerospace and Defense Association's application for an “ OnRamp Hub” designation in Utah. The proposed hub would accelerate the development and deployment of cutting-edge commercial technologies to strengthen the U.S. warfighter, enhance defense capabilities, and expand the national security innovation base in Utah.