I will support putting public lands management decisions into legislation rather than allowing the executive branch to make them unilaterally.

And really, the best answer to your question is to not let the executive branch do that, but put it into legislation. Because if it’s in legislation, that means we had to find consensus between these different groups.

Curtis said public lands management should be handled through legislation built on stakeholder consensus instead of executive action.

CURTIS HOSTS VIRTUAL TOWNHALL DURING LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN U.S. HISTORY - Senator John Curtis
secondary · other · model gpt-5.5

Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] (Introduced 12/04/2017). Latest Action: House - 01/30/2018 Subcommittee Hearings Held. The bill declares Proclamation 9558 null and void and establishes the Shash Jaa and Indian Creek National Monuments.

Curtis introduced legislation to replace an executive Bears Ears monument proclamation with congressionally defined monuments and management councils, but the bill did not pass.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] (Introduced 05/09/2018). The bill establishes the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area, designates over 500,000 acres in Utah as national wilderness areas, and provides for other Utah land management actions.

Curtis sponsored a detailed public lands management bill using legislation to set conservation areas, wilderness designations, state park expansion, monument management, and land conveyances. It advanced to committee report but did not become law as a standalone bill.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.5727 - Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Latest Action: 03/12/2019 Became Public Law No: 116-9. The House passed the bill 363-62 on 02/26/2019. The CRS summary describes Part II as Emery County Public Land Management, establishing the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area, designating Utah wilderness, designating a Green River segment, and establishing Jurassic National Monument.

Congress enacted a public lands law containing Emery County provisions similar to Curtis's earlier bill, placing Utah public lands management decisions into statute.

delivered later_term

Congress.gov: S.47, John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

Roll Call 95, Bill Number S.47, Vote Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, Status: Passed, yea 363, nay 62. The vote listing records Curtis, Republican, Utah, UT, as Yea.

Curtis voted for the enacted Natural Resources Management Act, supporting statutory public lands management rather than leaving those decisions solely to executive action.

delivered later_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House: Roll Call 95, S.47 Natural Resources Management Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

The enacted law includes Part II, Emery County Public Land Management. It establishes the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area, directs Interior to administer it under statutory requirements, adds Utah lands to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and establishes Jurassic National Monument on BLM land.

The final law proves that public land management decisions for Emery County were codified by Congress, including recreation area management, wilderness designations, and a national monument.

delivered later_term

Public Law 116-9: John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

Sponsor: Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (Introduced 04/10/2025). Subject policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources. Latest Action: Senate - 10/27/2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders, Calendar No. 212.

In later federal service as senator, Curtis continued sponsoring public lands and natural resources management legislation. As of the latest official action found before 2026-07-01, this bill had advanced out of committee but had not become law.

partial later_term A for effort

S.1462 - Fix Our Forests Act, 119th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%