I will support substantive permitting reform and common-sense deregulation to speed deployment of all forms of American energy.

Perhaps most important, Congress needs to get to work on substantive permitting reform and fix the bureaucracy that is preventing all forms of energy from being deployed.

Curtis calls for Congress to enact permitting reform and deregulation to enable deployment of all energy sources.

OPINION: TAX CREDITS WITH A SCALPEL—HOW TO BOOST AMERICAN ENERGY WITHOUT KILLING INNOVATION - Senator John Curtis
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The Senate roll call records the question as passage of H.R. 1, says the bill passed, and lists Curtis (R-UT) as voting Yea.

Curtis cast a yes vote on final Senate passage of H.R. 1, a reconciliation bill that included energy leasing and environmental-review provisions relevant to permitting and deregulation.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, Vote 372
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Congress.gov records H.R. 1 as Public Law No. 119-21, with Senate passage on July 1, 2025 and enactment on July 4, 2025.

The bill Curtis supported became law during his Senate term, so his support was not merely symbolic or blocked.

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H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026) | Congress.gov
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The enacted text adds NEPA project-sponsor opt-in fees and sets deadlines: environmental assessments within 180 days and environmental impact statements within 1 year when the fee is paid.

This is substantive permitting reform aimed at accelerating federal environmental reviews for qualifying projects, including energy projects.

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Public Law 119-21 Text | Congress.gov
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The enacted text requires resuming quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales, including at least four annual lease sales in Utah and other states, and mandates offshore lease sales.

Curtis supported enacted deregulation and leasing provisions that speed fossil energy development, including oil and gas activity in Utah.

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Public Law 119-21 Text | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov lists Sen. John R. Curtis as sponsor of S.1462, introduced April 10, 2025, and later reported by committee and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar.

Curtis sponsored a bill with permitting and NEPA streamlining provisions; it had advanced in the Senate but had not become law as of the available official record.

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S.1462 - Fix Our Forests Act, 119th Congress
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The bill text requires use of expedited environmental-review authorities for fireshed management projects and includes categorical-exclusion language under NEPA.

Although focused on forests rather than energy deployment, this is concrete Curtis-sponsored permitting reform and deregulation activity in the same Senate term.

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Text - S.1462 - Fix Our Forests Act, 119th Congress
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Politico reported that Curtis and Murkowski led a compromise softening clean-energy tax-credit cuts, removing an excise tax and extending timelines for some projects.

This secondary reporting supports the 'all forms of American energy' part of the promise by showing Curtis worked to avoid sharper barriers to wind and solar deployment while supporting the broader GOP energy bill.

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Senate GOP bets softer clean energy cuts won't come back to bite them
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