I will work to pass the Stop EU Overreach Act to direct the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate the European Union's sustainability regulations, assess whether they burden U.S. commerce, identify remedies, and report findings to Congress.

Jodey C. Arrington · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 86%

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

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I'm proud to join my colleagues in introducing the Stop EU Overreach Act to promote American energy, protect U.S. businesses from foreign regulatory overreach, and ensure our trading partners treat U.S. producers fairly. The Stop EU Overreach Act would direct the U.S. Trade Representative to launch a Section 301 investigation, require USTR to consider whether EU policies constitute unreasonable or discriminatory trade practices, and instruct USTR to identify appropriate remedies and report findings to Congress.

Arrington introduced the Stop EU Overreach Act and described it as a measure to protect U.S. businesses from EU regulation; the release specifies that the bill would require USTR investigation, trade-practice review, remedies, and reporting.

Arrington Joins Effort to Protect American Businesses from EU Regulatory Overreach | U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington
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Arrington announced that he joined Reps. Craig Goldman and Greg Steube in introducing H.R. 9892, the Stop EU Overreach Act. The release says the bill would direct USTR to launch a Section 301 investigation, assess whether EU sustainability regulations burden U.S. commerce, identify remedies, and report to congressional committees.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete action toward the commitment: Arrington publicly joined the bill introduction and described the same USTR investigation, burden assessment, remedies, and reporting framework in the claim. This supports partial delivery/serious effort, not final passage.

partial same_term A for effort

Arrington Joins Effort to Protect American Businesses from EU Regulatory Overreach | U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington
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The bill status is listed as introduced on July 23, 2026, with action on July 23, 2026: referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Sponsors listed include Rep. Craig Goldman, Rep. Jodey Arrington, and Rep. Greg Steube.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the latest located bill-status record and with no newer lookback-window result found for August 19-21, 2026, H.R. 9892 remained referred to committee rather than passed or enacted. The promise remains unresolved despite concrete effort.

unresolved same_term A for effort

US HB9892 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Arrington materially advanced the promise in the same federal term by joining the introduction of H.R. 9892, the Stop EU Overreach Act, which matches the promised USTR investigation, burden assessment, remedies, and congressional reporting framework. However, the bill has only been introduced and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee as of August 21, 2026, with no evidence that it passed either chamber or became law. Because the promised outcome remains pending rather than completed or definitively failed, the proper adjudication is unresolved with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%