An unidentified member of Congress (labeled "Speaker 1" in the transcript) spoke on the House floor to press for support of the University of Utah Research Park Act, which the speaker said had passed unanimously out of the Natural Resources Committee in September.
The speaker framed the bill as a legislative fix to longstanding questions about the university’s use of land that was conveyed by the Bureau of Land Management in 1968 for academic and research purposes. "This legislation addresses legal uncertainty surrounding the University of Utah's use of land initially conveyed to the school by the Bureau of Land Management back in 1968," the speaker said.
The speaker described the Research Park as an economic engine for the state, saying it currently "housing over 50 companies and employing nearly 14,000 Utahns," and said the bill would give the university ‘‘needed stability’’ to invest in institutional research and park improvements without fear the land could revert to federal control. "My bill will provide the university with needed stability and confirm the original intent and approval of the land transfer," the speaker said.
The remarks included a reference to prior congressional engagement: the speaker said he had "welcomed my colleagues on the ways and means committee to Research Park for a field hearing" to showcase Utah’s biotech innovation. The speaker also noted the bill’s committee status: "[it] passed unanimously out of the Natural Resources Committee in September," according to the transcript.
The transcript records no floor vote or recorded passage on the House floor. The speaker closed the remarks by urging colleagues to support the measure — the transcript records the plea as "I urge my colleagues to support HR 28 76" (the bill identifier appears in the transcript with that spacing) — and then yielded back, saying "Go Utes and I yield back."
What happens next is not recorded in the provided transcript: there is no floor vote, amendment, or further floor action shown. The article reflects only what is present in the transcript and does not attempt to confirm committee reports or bill text outside those remarks.