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.
I will support substantive permitting reform and common-sense deregulation to speed deployment of all forms of American energy.
Occurrences
Evidence
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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BLM issued implementation guidance for Public Law 119-21 provisions on oil and gas leasing, including EOI fees, lease-sale timing, replacement sales, noncompetitive leasing, and royalty rates.
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Curtis used an EPW permitting hearing to call for eliminating duplicative reviews, modernizing transmission, delegating more authority to states, and supporting geothermal, nuclear, hydrogen, and other energy infrastructure.
Assessments
Curtis promised to support permitting reform and deregulation to speed deployment of all forms of American energy. During his Senate term, he voted for H.R. 1, which became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025 and included substantive permitting and energy-leasing changes: NEPA review deadlines, oil and gas lease-sale requirements, and related implementation by BLM. He also sponsored or advanced additional permitting-related efforts and publicly advocated broader technology-inclusive energy permitting reform. The enacted federal changes are enough to treat the promise as fulfilled in the same term, even though some evidence is stronger for fossil energy than for every energy source.
Curtis promised to support permitting reform and deregulation to speed American energy deployment. During his Senate term, he voted yes on final passage of H.R. 1, which became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025 and included substantive NEPA review deadlines and energy leasing provisions. His separate sponsorship of S.1462 and reported role in softening clean-energy restrictions further support candidate contribution, but the enacted H.R. 1 provisions are sufficient for delivery because the promise was framed as support rather than sole authorship or comprehensive enactment for every energy source.