Mike Kennedy

This bill would make it easier for federal agencies to manage forests and clear vegetation around power lines to reduce wildfire risks. It would streamline environmental reviews and increase the size of projects aimed at preventing large fires. This affects communities near federal lands, utility companies, and state and tribal governments involved in forest management.

This bill would let transit agencies in large cities handle certain environmental checks for their projects, rather than waiting for federal agencies. This could help speed up how quickly new transit lines or improvements get built. Currently, the U.S. Department of Transportation is responsible for these reviews.

This bill would require the President to block assets and deny visas for Chinese individuals and companies found to be stealing intellectual property from U.S. citizens or businesses. It would also ban visas for senior Chinese Communist Party officials, their families, and military members. This aims to protect American inventions and trade secrets from theft.

People and companies in Highland City, Utah, would get their own special ZIP Code. This bill tells the U.S. Post Office to make one just for the city within 270 days of it becoming law.

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This bill would stop Members of Congress from getting paid during government shutdowns. Currently, they continue to receive their salaries even when other government operations halt. If this bill becomes law, lawmakers would lose one day's pay for each day the government is shut down.

Companies that use geothermal resources to make electricity pay royalties. This bill would require these royalty payments to be based on the electricity produced by each individual geothermal power plant.

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