Permanently establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division within the Department of Justice under the Attorney General.

Derek Schmidt · Kansas · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 93%

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

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Congressman Derek Schmidt is co-sponsoring legislation introduced by Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) to permanently establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division within the U.S. Department of Justice, ensuring the federal government maintains a coordinated effort to combat fraud and protect taxpayer dollars across future administrations. The legislation would codify the National Fraud Enforcement Division, which was established under President Donald Trump, making it a permanent office under the Attorney General.

Schmidt is co-sponsoring legislation to make the National Fraud Enforcement Division a permanent DOJ office.

Press Releases | Representative Derek Schmidt
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DOJ said the Assistant Attorney General of the National Fraud Enforcement Division released enforcement priorities, and that Fraud Division personnel would prosecute fraud affecting taxpayer dollars.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, DOJ showed the National Fraud Enforcement Division was operating and issuing enforcement priorities. This is concrete evidence of administrative creation and operation, but not statutory permanence.

partial same_term

Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald Issues Memorandum on the National Fraud Enforcement Division’s Enforcement Priorities
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GovInfo identifies H.R. 9576 as introduced by Brad Finstad for himself and Derek Schmidt and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The bill would establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division within DOJ under the Attorney General.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Schmidt took concrete legislative action as a cosponsor of a bill matching the promise, but the official record shows it only at the introduced/referred stage, so permanent establishment had not been delivered as law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9576 (IH) - National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026
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The National Fraud Enforcement Division was administratively created and operating within DOJ during Schmidt's federal term, which partially satisfies the establishment component. However, the promise specifically called for permanent establishment under the Attorney General, and the matching bill, H.R. 9576, was only introduced and referred to committee with Schmidt as a cosponsor; it had not passed or become law. Schmidt made a concrete legislative effort, but statutory permanence was not delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%