I will support preserving the Senate filibuster and its 60-vote threshold for passing legislation.

John R. Curtis · Utah · Republican

policy impact 0.45 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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Rule XXII provides that cloture on most pending Senate business is invoked by "three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn," with a higher threshold for rules changes.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official Senate rules still contain the three-fifths cloture threshold that underpins the legislative filibuster and 60-vote requirement.

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Standing Rules of the Senate, Rule XXII
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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For cloture on H.R. 1968, the Senate listed "Required For Majority: 3/5" and "Vote Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to" with 62 yeas; Curtis voted yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During Curtis's Senate term, a legislative cloture vote was governed by the 3/5 threshold, and Curtis participated under that preserved rule.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 128, 119th Congress, 1st Session
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For cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 5371, the Senate listed "Required For Majority: 3/5" and "Vote Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected" despite 54 yeas; Curtis voted yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The legislative filibuster threshold was enforced during the 2025 funding fight: 54 votes were insufficient, showing the 60-vote rule remained intact during Curtis's term.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 581, 119th Congress, 1st Session
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AP reported Curtis said: "The filibuster forces us to find common ground in the Senate" and "I'm a firm no on eliminating it."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): When President Trump pressed Republicans to remove the legislative filibuster during the shutdown, Curtis publicly opposed eliminating it.

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What's the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?
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The Guardian reported that Curtis rejected Trump's suggestion and reaffirmed opposition to ending the rule requiring 60 votes to advance legislation.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Independent reporting corroborates that Curtis opposed eliminating the 60-vote legislative filibuster during his Senate term.

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Trump calls on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster rule
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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AP reported that most Senate Republicans did not want to lower the 60-vote threshold and quoted Curtis on a proposed workaround: "the reason or method doesn't matter - it's breaking the filibuster."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Curtis opposed a talking-filibuster maneuver to push the SAVE Act around Democratic opposition, treating it as breaking the filibuster.

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Republican voter ID bill stalls in Senate despite Trump demands
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

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Vote Date: September 30, 2026, 12:51 PM Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the latest lookback window, the Senate applied the preserved 3/5 cloture threshold to legislation; a 57-43 cloture vote failed on September 30, 2026, showing the 60-vote legislative filibuster remained operative during Curtis's term.

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U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Vote Date: September 30, 2026, 11:58 AM Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Another September 30 legislative cloture vote was rejected despite 53 yeas because the official Senate threshold was still 3/5, reinforcing that the 60-vote rule remained in force in the lookback window.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 253, 119th Congress, 2nd Session
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Curtis (R-UT), Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Curtis participated in the September 30, 2026 legislative cloture vote under the preserved 3/5 rule, with the roll call recording his vote.

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U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session
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Under no circumstance will I support any effort to end or alter the filibuster

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Curtis's official Senate site quoted him reaffirming that he would not support ending or altering the filibuster, directly matching the campaign commitment.

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I Won’t Change the Filibuster - Senator John Curtis
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term

Curtis promised to support preserving the Senate legislative filibuster and its 60-vote threshold. During his Senate term, the 3/5 cloture threshold remained in force and was applied in legislative votes, including votes where 54 yeas failed and 62 yeas succeeded. Curtis also publicly opposed eliminating or bypassing the filibuster when pressured by President Trump, directly aligning with the promise. Because the rule remained intact and Curtis supported preserving it during the same federal Senate term, this counts as delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%