I will support legislation requiring annual reporting to Congress on U.S. ability to deter aggression against Taiwan and maintain stability in the region.

Curtis, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act ... this legislation would require the Secretary of War, in coordination with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, to submit an annual report to Congress assessing America’s ability to deter aggression against Taiwan and maintain stability in the region.

Curtis introduced legislation that would require annual reporting to Congress on U.S. deterrence and stability capabilities related to Taiwan.

Curtis, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act - Senator John Curtis
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act, bipartisan legislation ... This legislation would require the Secretary of War, in coordination with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, to submit an annual report to Congress assessing America’s ability to deter aggression against Taiwan and maintain stability in the region.

Curtis introduced bipartisan legislation requiring an annual report to Congress on U.S. readiness and ability to deter aggression against Taiwan and preserve regional stability.

Cortez Masto, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act - Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
secondary · other · model gpt-5.5

A bipartisan Senate delegation led by John Curtis traveled to Taiwan to urge lawmakers there to pass a critical $40 billion defense spending bill tied to weapons purchases and Taiwan's security.

Shows Curtis taking concrete pro-Taiwan security action in the lookback window, but it does not directly prove support for the specific annual-reporting legislation named in the promise.

partial later_term A for effort

US senators to urge passage of defence bill in visit to Taiwan
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 68%

Congress.gov lists Curtis as: Party Republican; Senate Utah 119th (2025-Present); House Utah, District 3 115th-118th (2017-2025).

Establishes that Curtis's relevant Senate term began in the 119th Congress and that the 2025 bill activity occurred during his same federal Senate term.

partial same_term

John R. Curtis | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

S.1588 is the Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2025. Sponsor: Sen. Merkley. Latest Action: Senate - 05/05/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill status is Introduced.

Shows concrete same-term legislative action, but the bill had not passed or become law as of the record reviewed, so the reporting requirement was not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

S.1588 - Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

The introduced text states that Mr. Merkley, for himself and Mr. Curtis, introduced the bill. Section 9 would require a joint State-Defense report assessing Taiwan and U.S. military posture for deterrence of military conflict and conflict readiness in the Taiwan Strait, and later reporting through existing mandated reports.

Directly ties Curtis to a bill containing a Taiwan Strait deterrence reporting requirement closely matching the promise, but only as introduced legislation.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - S.1588 - Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Congress.gov lists one cosponsor: Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]*, cosponsored 05/05/2025. The asterisk denotes original cosponsor.

Official cosponsor record confirms Curtis supported the Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act from introduction.

partial same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - S.1588 - Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

Curtis's Senate office said Senators John Curtis and Jeff Merkley introduced the Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act, and quoted Curtis saying the act would deepen the U.S.-Taiwan relationship by elevating the top diplomat, incentivizing high-level cooperation, and combating CCP disinformation campaigns targeting Taiwan.

Confirms Curtis publicly advanced Taiwan-security legislation in the same term, though the release does not itself prove enactment of the specific annual deterrence-reporting requirement.

partial same_term A for effort

CURTIS, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN - Senator John Curtis
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%