Washington, D.C. – Today, as Geographic Information System (GIS) users around the world showcase their work, Congressmen John Curtis (R-UT) and Pete Aguilar (D-CA) introduced a resolution officially designating November 16, 2022, as National GIS Day. The resolution encourages GIS users to continue to innovate and use GIS as a tool to analyze and address today’s societal challenges… Read more »

Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection held a hearing on Congressman Curtis’s bill, the Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act. “This common sense and bipartisan bill ensures consumers are aware of the recording capabilities of items they are putting in their homes, while also balancing flexibility for companies… Read more »

Yesterday, Reps. John Curtis (R-UT-03), Bob Latta (R-OH-5), Mike Doyle (D-PA-18), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ-01) introduced the Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act. Their bill would strengthen privately led efforts to trace back the origins of irritating and illegal robocalls while holding scammers and complicit bad actors accountable. The Robocall Trace Back Enhancement… Read more »

Today, as Geographic Information System (GIS) users around the world showcase their work, Congressmen John Curtis (R-UT) and Pete Aguilar (D-CA) introduced a resolution officially designating November 17, 2021, as National GIS Day. The resolution encourages GIS users to continue to innovate and use GIS as a tool to analyze and address today’s societal challenges and drive economic… Read more »

Yesterday, the House Energy & Commerce Communications and Telecommunications Subcommittee discussed Representative John Curtis’ Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act in a key legislative hearing. The bill would streamline broadband deployment in unserved areas and significantly enhance efforts to close the digital divide. “I frequently hear from constituents… Read more »

This week, Representative Curtis introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Telehealth Awareness Week Resolution alongside fellow member of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Representative Peter Welch (D-VT) and full committee colleague Representative Bill Johnson (R-OH). The Resolution designates the week of September 19 through September 25 as ‘Telehealth Awareness… Read more »

This week, Representatives John Curtis (R-UT), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), House E&C Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Member, sent a strong message to Big Social Media Tech about underage users on platforms that violates terms of service. In letters addressed to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook and owner of… Read more »

Today, Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced HR 3970—the bipartisan Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act— which will significantly increase internet access in rural America through needed regulatory easing. The legislation specifically requires federal agencies to… Read more »

 Today, Representative John Curtis (R-UT), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reintroduced bipartisan legislation to put American consumers in the driver’s seat by giving them clearer knowledge about the technology they are purchasing. The Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act, also cosponsored by Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA), requires the… Read more »

By: John Curtis | June 13, 2021 https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-broadband-plan-government-plan-doesnt-work-utah-rep-john-curtis Broadband internet has become part of America’s core infrastructure. It’s right to focus on it in the infrastructure debate, but President Biden’s most recent proposal offers a misguided solution: Giving… Read more »