I’ve made a commitment to lean into this. We actually are scheduling three different social security roundtables between now and the end of the year, where we’ll pull together some seniors, some young people and some business people in these three different groups, and we have a calculator that says, if we move the age, here’s what happens; if we move the amount that we take for your paycheck, here’s what happens. We want to bring these people in and help them decide which levers we should pull to save Social Security.
I will hold three Social Security roundtables with seniors, young people, and business people to evaluate reform options for saving Social Security.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congress.gov lists John R. Curtis as serving in the House for Utah District 3 in the 115th-118th Congresses (2017-2025) and in the Senate for Utah in the 119th Congress (2025-present). The member activity page lists sponsored legislation, cosponsored legislation, Congressional Record remarks, and House roll-call votes; the visible subject-policy filters include Social Welfare [10] but do not show a Retirement Security & Social Insurance category for his activity.
The official Senate events page lists 'Hangout At The Hive' as an informal weekly gathering to connect, ask questions, and share perspective. It does not list any Social Security roundtable with seniors, young people, or business people.
Curtis's newsletter summary says his high that week was introducing the Fiscal Commission Act, which would create a bicameral fiscal commission to find legislative solutions to stabilize spending and decrease the national debt, with Congress required to vote on the recommendations.
The official legislation page lists S.4012, the Fiscal Commission Act, with the latest action: read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Congress.gov states that H.R.82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, became Public Law No. 118-273 on January 5, 2025. The CRS summary says the act repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for people who receive certain other benefits, including government pensions.
The Clerk records Roll Call 456 on November 12, 2024 for the Social Security Fairness Act; the status was Passed, 327 yeas to 75 nays, and Curtis, Republican of Utah, voted Yea.
Assessments
The promise was a specific process commitment: hold three Social Security roundtables with seniors, young people, and business people. The evidence shows later-term activity related to fiscal policy and Social Security, including introducing the Fiscal Commission Act and voting for the Social Security Fairness Act, but it does not document the promised three roundtables or a direct substitute for them. Those later actions show a serious related policy effort, so this merits an effort badge, but not delivery of the stated promise.