Burgess Owens, R-UT

Burgess Owens is a Republican Representative from Utah's House District 4.

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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

• hr8183-119 - To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide for the establishment of talent marketplaces. (aka MATCH Act of 2026)
• hr2271-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the application and review process for changes of control, and for other purposes. (aka Change of Ownership and Conversion Improvement Act)
• hr6475-119 - To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to continue implementing the anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office and to report to Congress regarding such implementation. (aka Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025)
• hr2651-119 - To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a State innovation demonstration authority. (aka One Door to Work Act)
• hr3519-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students. (aka Universal School Choice Act)
• hr7892-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud. (aka No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026)
• hres487-119 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that fatherhood is essential to the development of all children, and that the increased involvement of fathers in the home will lead to economic prosperity, educational excellence, and improved social mobility for children across all racial and ethnic groups.
• hr2516-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit political litmus tests in accreditation of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. (aka Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025)
• hr8272-119 - To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act.
• hr3499-119 - To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements. (aka Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act)
• hr9527-119 - To require the Office of Management and Budget to consider revising the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a separate code for strength and conditioning coaches, and for other purposes. (aka STRONG Act)
• hr3888-119 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to water quality criteria development and transparency, and for other purposes. (aka Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act)
• hr2952-119 - To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to clarify reporting requirements. (aka SALT Act)
• hr8384-119 - To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Utah National Guard located in Lehi, Utah, and for other purposes.
• hr9604-119 - To ensure the Department of Interior will manage all Tribal education and job training, and for other purposes. (aka Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act)
• hr2617-119 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent the use of funds under such Act to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, and for other purposes. (aka Say No to Indoctrination Act)
• hr8347-119 - To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act. (aka Reinforcing Underserved, Rural, and Local Healthcare Act)
• hr4716-119 - To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land in Saratoga Springs, Utah, from the Secretary of the Interior to the United States Postal Service for construction of a post office, and for other purposes.
• hres535-119 - Recognizing June 24th as Public Safety Awareness Day to promote citizen empowerment, effective law enforcement, community-based crime prevention, and prudent public policy in support of safer neighborhoods nationwide.
• hres422-119 - Expressing support for recognizing the month of May as "Excellence in Education: Merit Day Celebration".
• hr1023-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments, and for other purposes. (aka Reporting on Investments in Foreign Adversaries Act)
• hr7918-119 - To establish an alternative use of certain Federal education funds when in-person instruction is not available. (aka Kids in Classes Act)
• hr8705-119 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent the American History and Civics program from funding radical indoctrination, and for other purposes. (aka CHARLIE Act)
• hr2457-119 - To require the Secretary of Energy to provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education, and for other purposes. (aka Mining Schools Act of 2025)
• hr6809-119 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reduce losses of life through better school safety standards and responses, and for other purposes. (aka Alyssa’s Act of 2025)
• hr1174-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that non-Federal revenue generated through certain distance education programs may be counted for purposes of the non-Federal revenue requirements applicable to proprietary institutions of higher education (commonly known as the "90/10 rule"). (aka Ensuring Distance Education Act)
• hr9926-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to include certain ridership forecasting methods in determinations of whether a project under the fixed guideway capital investment grants program is justified, and for other purposes. (aka PATH Act)
• hr7677-119 - To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study regarding fraud prevention measures in certain Federal early childhood education, child care, and child nutrition programs, and for other purposes. (aka Closing the Provider Fraud Gap Act)

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.