Work to contain the current New World screwworm outbreak and eradicate the pest from the United States.

Lizzie Fletcher · Texas · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.72 extraction confidence 78%

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

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Evidence

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House Rules Committee records list amendment 109 by Fletcher (TX), described as increasing and decreasing APHIS funding by $10 million to emphasize the threat of New World screwworm; the amendment status was Submitted, not Made in Order.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fletcher took concrete legislative action by filing an APHIS funding amendment related to New World screwworm, but the Rules Committee record shows it was not made in order, so this was an effort rather than enacted delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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The Texas Animal Health Commission states there are current movement restrictions due to established New World Screwworm Infested Zones in parts of multiple Texas counties; it reports 16 Texas counties and 36 premises with cases, and says sterile fly dispersal efforts to eradicate NWS are underway in affected areas.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the latest official state page reviewed in the August 20-22, 2026 lookback window, New World screwworm has not been eradicated from Texas; containment and eradication efforts are still underway, leaving the commitment unresolved despite Fletcher's earlier concrete effort.

unresolved same_term

New World Screwworms
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Fletcher took same-term federal action tied to the promise by filing an APHIS funding amendment for New World screwworm and leading a request to USDA for information on its response. But the amendment was only submitted and not made in order, and official Texas information still shows active infested zones, movement restrictions, confirmed premises, and eradication efforts underway rather than completed. Because she remains in office and the outbreak response is ongoing, the promise is not delivered but is better classified as unresolved than failed.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%