Senator John Curtis announced his appointments as subcommittee chairman on two key Senate committees: the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW). Senator Curtis will chair the EPW Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, as well as SFRC’s Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues.

During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the nomination of Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce, Senator Curtis expressed skepticism about claims that China has developed cheaper and better AI technologies on their own merit, and called DeepSeek’s new AI model “TikTok on steroids.” Curtis also engaged Mr. Lutnick on Silicon Slopes, a term describing Utah’s technology sector, and how government can balance supporting businesses while also avoiding burdensome regulation.

Senators Curtis and Lee (R-UT) introduced the Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act, legislation to reform the Antiquities Act of 1906 and end the executive branch’s abuse of its monument designation authority.