U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) on Tuesday introduced the companion bill to one offered recently by U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) that would take forward-thinking, faster steps for wildfire recovery in an effort to better support communities. “While federal cleanup Read more…
With 99 percent of federally managed lands located in the West, U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) wants to ensure responsible access to rock climbing in designated wilderness areas. Toward that goal, Rep. Curtis on March 10 sponsored the bipartisan Protect Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives this week voted 406-12 to pass a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) that would require manufacturers of internet-connected devices that are equipped with a camera or microphone to disclose the existence Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) aims to protect consumer privacy through bipartisan, bicameral legislation he reintroduced that would require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create disclosure guidelines for products people may not realize have audio or visual recording components, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Jan. 24 joined nearly two dozen of their GOP colleagues to offer legislation that would combat the ongoing rise in overdose deaths across the nation caused by fentanyl and Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday unanimously approved legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) to extend the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, a mixed-use recreation trail in Utah that roughly follows the shoreline of the ancient Lake Bonneville. The Read more…
Chairman of the Conservative Climate Caucus John Curtis (R-UT) is leading a delegation of U.S. House Republicans who are attending the 2022 United Nations climate change conference in Egypt to advance policies that reduce emissions and spur innovation. The conference, known Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 13 voted 328-88 to approve a bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) that would help ensure resources are accessible for communities working to recover from devastating wildfires. Rep. Curtis cosponsored Read more…
Utah has a successful law on the books that allows individuals to voluntarily and temporarily surrender firearms during difficult times and U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) thinks the same type of federal program could help people in other states, too. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led two dozen of her GOP colleagues on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in requesting information on how actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are impacting the nation’s electric grid Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) helped lead a bipartisan contingent of 20 other members of Congress in urging the U.S. State Department to reopen U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs facilities to process visa applications for the J-1 Visa BridgeUSA program, Read more…
U.S. Reps. John Curtis (R-UT) and Bob Latta (R-OH) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to provide liability protection for privately led efforts to trace back the origins of suspected unlawful robocalls. “Robocalls plague every American household, and Ohioans in the Read more…
After a disaster strikes, the cost to replace a host of lost documents would be free of charge under a bipartisan bill introduced on April 7 by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT). “When a wildfire destroys a home, the last Read more…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review and approval process for complex generics would be reformed under a bipartisan bill sponsored on April 4 by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT). “I hear frequently from Utahns about the challenges that Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) that declares methamphetamine an emerging drug threat requiring a national plan became law on Monday with the president’s signature. “I am proud to have helped usher this legislation through Congress Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) led a bipartisan group of his colleagues in requesting that President Joe Biden use existing authorities to investigate, seize and sanction the assets of Russian oligarchs and kleptocrats who are complicit in the war atrocities Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) joined 37 other Republican cosponsors of a bill that would sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation for increasing aggression in Eastern Europe. “Russia is on the verge of invading Ukraine, and since Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) commended recent committee passage of his legislation to extend and connect portions of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, an ultimately 280-mile, mixed-use trail that will stretch from the Idaho border to Nephi, Utah. “I am pleased Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
The National Coal Council (NCC) would be reinstated under legislation introduced on Dec. 16 by U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). “Coal remains a reliable, affordable and vastly abundant energy source in America,” said Sen. Hoeven, Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) earlier this month led a bipartisan group of more than 70 congressional members in calling for Taiwan to be included in the International Criminal Police Organization, commonly known as Interpol. “Taiwan deserves a seat at Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) helped lead 25 Republican members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in voicing “serious concerns” to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) about rapidly rising energy prices and their negative impact on the Read more…
A bipartisan bill recently introduced by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) would allow Americans investing in health savings accounts to use pre-tax dollars to purchase dietary nutritional supplements. “The bipartisan legislation is a big deal for Utahns who use these Read more…
The Problem Solvers Caucus on Aug. 13 endorsed bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) in his chamber that would authorize the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a program easing entry by farmers, ranchers, and Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) recently warned the chief executives running Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube that they are violating their terms of services by allowing the popular online platforms to be accessed by children under the age of 13 years. Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) this week announced the new Conservative Climate Caucus, which boasts more than 50 members, including various ranking members and representatives from every committee with jurisdiction over climate policy. Rep. Curtis, who will serve as caucus Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced on June 21 by U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) seeks to reform current federal wildland fire policy, which is a patchwork of legislation and agency guidance across departments and jurisdictions Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) recently sponsored bipartisan legislation that would require federal agencies to review broadband infrastructure permits on federal rights-of-way within a reasonable time period and to establish a fair licensing fee to build out broadband infrastructure on Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Tuesday by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) would authorize the United States president to sanction any foreign person engaged in corruption against an American business person abroad. “Many businesses, and especially small businesses, do not Read more…
U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT), co-chair of the bipartisan House Military Depot, Arsenal, Ammunition Plant and Industrial Facilities Caucus, led a bipartisan contingent of fellow members in requesting that federal funds be authorized to address the significant backlog in infrastructure Read more…
Currently, fees related to the permitting of ski areas on U.S. Forest Service land go to the U.S. Treasury Department, where they are not dedicated for any specific purpose, a process that U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) wants to change. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) on May 28 introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide startup businesses with advance refunds of certain net operating losses and research expenditures they missed out on under previous legislation Congress enacted during the ongoing COVID-19 Read more…
Language should not be included in the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill that would prohibit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from allowing pharmaceutical prescribing information to be delivered primarily in digital form, according to U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger Read more…
U.S. House appropriators should provide robust funding to programs in the Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill that will support improved wildfire preparedness, mitigation and response across the United States, according to a recent letter from U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) Read more…
The United States flag would be lowered to half-staff on all federal buildings every Aug. 31 to support Overdose Awareness Day under a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The congressman joined 25 other cosponsors to introduce Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) recently joined members of the bipartisan Taiwan Caucus to unveil legislation that would ensure America retains its critical partnership with Taiwan and will not stand by as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) falsely claims Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) recently joined the Congressional Bike Caucus, an informal bipartisan group that supports policy and safe infrastructure for bicycling. “As Mayor, I was proud to lead by example and biked to work every day to do Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) recently introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would designate methamphetamine as an emerging threat in the United States. Such a designation then would require the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to develop, implement Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) led seven of his Republican colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to immediately investigate unemployment insurance fraud claims. “Unfortunately there are still hundreds and thousands of Americans out of work because Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) to coordinate a federal and state study that examines the risks and effects of drone incursions on fighting wildfires. The House on Dec. Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) directing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to set up a pilot program in 10 medical facilities to offer mental health education and peer support programs to U.S. military veterans’ Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) expressed concern about a recent decision by the U.S. Treasury Department to treat Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) expenses as income. In a Nov. 24 letter Rep. Curtis and his colleague U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and John Curtis (R-UT) on May 15 introduced legislation that would ensure Congress addresses the nation’s growing debt. Rep. Emmer is a cosponsor of the Deal with the Debt Today Act, H.R. 6887, with bill Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led a congressional delegation to Afghanistan and Kuwait for a briefing from U.S. military service members on American counter-terrorism efforts. “It was clear to me during this trip that the areas our military Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) cosponsored legislation to require that the annual percentage rates (APRs) for federal student loans are disclosed, giving Americans better information related to the associated costs of higher education. “Over 90 percent of student loans are Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Nov. 27 approved by unanimous consent a bipartisan resolution sponsored by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) designed to encourage more American adoptions. “As an adoptive parent, I know how much joy and pride welcoming a child Read more…