The bill would mandate AI companies to include parental control and child safety settings when designing their chatbots, conduct independent audits of the products, and prevent children’s data from being shared.
John Curtis
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John Ream Curtis is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Utah's 3rd congressional district since June 2017. He has focused on issues such as economic development, public lands, and healthcare during his time in office. Curtis has been an advocate for finding bipartisan solutions and has emphasized the importance of common ground in legislative processes.
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It’s going to be one of the worst fire summers in history, and knowing that we’ve got answers to that, we just need to get them through legislation. … The sooner we pass this, the sooner these things can start helping for next season.
Utah desperately needs more housing, and the Postal Service needs new sources of revenue; this commonsense legislation helps accomplish both,” said Senator Curtis. “By giving USPS the authority to lease underutilized property for housing…
As AI-generated content becomes more refined and realistic, people deserve to know whether what they’re seeing is created by a human or generated by artificial intelligence.
Utah desperately needs more housing, and the Postal Service needs new sources of revenue; this commonsense legislation helps accomplish both.
Too many young people are being put at risk by easy access to dangerous poisons.
Our bill allows states to sponsor visas tailored to their unique workforce needs, while ensuring rigorous federal vetting and accountability.
Under no circumstance will I support any effort to end or alter the filibuster, as any party that does so wouldn’t be guaranteed survival.
Utah employers tell me time and again how difficult it’s become to find enough workers to meet growing demands.
It protects the rights of the minority in the Senate—even when it’s a minority of one.
This is an incredible opportunity to strengthen American energy dominance, bolster our domestic nuclear supply chain, and create new high-paying jobs right here in Utah.
The Committee passage today brings us one step closer to modernizing the FAA certification process for the next generation of aviation.
If we’re serious about reducing the size and severity of wildfires, we need to stop punishing local authorities for doing the right thing to improve forest health and remove hazardous fuels.
I think that would be the next phase to me, after permitting reform, or hopefully simultaneously, is bringing a better awareness of why we’re growing, why these data centers are needed.
Something that I want to work on at the federal level is bringing some reliable, predictable measuring techniques.
We do have some real uncertainty about these data centers. What’s behind the meter? What’s not? I think it’s fair to say we’ve seen this here in Utah.
The industry has to do a much better job of articulating why these are needed.
President Trump’s executive action restores a more balanced approach to managing Utah’s public lands and shows a willingness by this Administration to listen to the state of Utah. While today’s announcement is an important step in the…
“I think it always has been [toxic],” Curtis said of incumbency in Republican primaries.
It’s a tough climate” this year, noting that Utah has lost “a lot of incumbent mayors in non-partisan races.
“As AI-generated content becomes more refined and realistic, people deserve to know whether what they’re seeing is created by a human or generated by artificial intelligence,” said Senator Curtis.
Across Utah and the West, we know that active forest management is essential to reducing wildfire risk and protecting communities.





