Senator Curtis joined his colleagues—led by Senators Cruz (R-TX), Schatz (D-HI), Britt (R-AL), and Murphy (D-CT)—in introducing bipartisan legislation to keep kids off social media and help protect them from its harmful impacts. The Kids Off Social Media Act would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding algorithmically-targeted content to users under the age of 17.

Senator John Curtis announced his appointments as subcommittee chairman on two key Senate committees: the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW). Senator Curtis will chair the EPW Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, as well as SFRC’s Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues.

During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the nomination of Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce, Senator Curtis expressed skepticism about claims that China has developed cheaper and better AI technologies on their own merit, and called DeepSeek’s new AI model “TikTok on steroids.” Curtis also engaged Mr. Lutnick on Silicon Slopes, a term describing Utah’s technology sector, and how government can balance supporting businesses while also avoiding burdensome regulation.