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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed three more measures carrying priorities of Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03), advancing his work to expand American energy production, modernize geothermal development, and protect taxpayer-funded child care programs from fraud and abuse. The Utah freshman is now in the top three most productive members of his 70-person freshman class. 

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) joined a fraud roundtable led by Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-26) following Daily Wire’s exposure of a quarter-billion-dollar Medicaid scam in Ohio.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed Congressman Mike Kennedy's (UT-03) Star-Spangled Summit Act (H.R. 4684), which directs the U.S. Forest Service to issue a special-use permit allowing the American flag to continue flying on Kyhv Peak above Provo, Utah. 

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Mike Kennedy, M.D. (UT-03) introduced H.R. 8658, the Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act to give American Indian and Alaska Native patients a fair window to handle paperwork after a medical emergency. The bill extends the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) notification deadline from 72 hours to 15 days. It is a commonsense fix that prevents patients from being saddled with bills simply because they were focused on getting well.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the Prioritizing Resources and Opportunities for Talent, Employment, Compliance, and Terms Act of 2025", or the "PROTECT Act of 2026, or PROTECT Act of 2026, to protect hardworking American workers and the jobs they rely on. For too long, the H-1B visa program has been allowed to replace qualified American workers with cheap foreign labor.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the Transforming Education through College and Hands-On Training Act, the TECH Act, to level the playing field for qualified technical schools by expanding their eligibility for four existing federal grant programs, at no new cost to taxpayers.  Sen.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) and Congressman Jeff Crank (CO-05) introduced the Public Lands Access Restoration Act (PLARA) to restore broad access to public lands for recreation.  

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the License to Drill Act so the federal government has the resources to process energy permits efficiently and without unnecessary delay. This legislation will reauthorize the Application for Permit to Drill (APD) fee program, cutting red tape and keeping our critical American energy development moving.