Senators Curtis and Padilla, members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced the FIRE SMART Act, bipartisan legislation to expand funding eligibility for projects with fire suppression benefits in high-risk rural areas. The legislation would help build rural communities’ resiliency by optimizing water infrastructure to provide the flow necessary for emergency responders to save lives and property during an active wildfire.

Senator Curtis today announced his plans to embark on a multi-day, 250-mile walk across Utah in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Averaging 30 miles of walking per day, the senator will start his journey near the northern border of Utah and end in his hometown of Provo on the Fourth of July.

Senator Curtis, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chair of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, today applauded committee passage of eight bipartisan bills he leads and cosponsors to curb China’s human rights abuses, counter authoritarian influence in Latin America, support partners and allies in the Indo-Pacific, and advance U.S. interests abroad.