Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) signed on as a co-lead to Congressman Bob Onder’s (MO-03) Chloe Cole Act, a landmark bill that will put a stop to one of the most dangerous and barbaric medical procedures in modern history.
Congressman Bob Onder reintroduced the Chloe Cole Act, which was transmitted to Congress by the Department of Justice.
Washington, D.C. – The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced new visitor access plans for Summer 2026 at Arches, Glacier, Rocky Mountain, and Yosemite National Parks, designed to expand public access while maintaining safety and resource protection. Arches National Park, for example, will not implement a timed entry system, allowing visitors more flexible access while parks monitor congestion and parking.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the Targeted Operations to Remove Catastrophic Hazards (TORCH) Act. This legislation honors the legacy of the late Congressman Doug LaMalfa of California and advances critical, common-sense reforms to forest management that will protect Western communities from the devastating impacts of catastrophic wildfires
Washington, D.C. – The Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act advanced unanimously through the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, marking a key step toward transferring the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) site to Grand County following completion of cleanup and remediation.
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.