Mike Ezell will work with colleagues to move the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act through the House.

Mike Ezell · Mississippi · Republican

policy impact 0.48 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Work with colleagues to move the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act through the House.. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 4th District, after H.R. 5745 passed the House Committee on Natural Resources in September 2026.

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Evidence

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H.R. 5745, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 22 yeas to 16 nays.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the House Natural Resources Committee ordered Ezell's Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act reported favorably, showing substantial committee-stage progress but not final House passage.

partial same_term A for effort

HMKP-119-II00-20260915-SD003.pdf
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Date: September 15, 2026 Recorded Vote #: 4 Meeting on / Amendment on: On Favorably Reporting, as amended, H.R. 5745 (Rep. Ezell), “Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act”

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official recorded vote confirms the committee vote was specifically on favorably reporting H.R. 5745, the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act.

partial same_term A for effort

CRPT-119-II00-Vote004-20260915.pdf
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passed the House Committee on Natural Resources, advancing the bipartisan legislation toward consideration by the full House.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Ezell's office announced committee passage and described the bill as moving toward full House consideration, indicating the commitment remains short of House passage as of this update.

unresolved same_term A for effort

APPROVED BY COMMITTEE: Ezell’s Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act Passes House Natural Resources Committee | U.S. Representative Mike Ezell
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RC #4 On Favorably Reporting, as amended, H.R. 5745 [PDF] Added 09/15/2026 at 01:41 PM

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House Committee Repository shows a September 15, 2026 markup with a recorded vote on favorably reporting H.R. 5745.

partial same_term A for effort

• H.R. 181 (Rep. McClintock), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes. • H.R. 184 (Rep. McClintock), “Action Versus No Action Act” • H.R. 1555 (Rep. Bice), “Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act” • H.R. 4598 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act” • H.R. 5745 (Rep. Ezell), “Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act” • H.R. 7254 (Rep. Huffman), To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. • H.R. 7954 (Rep. Hurd), “Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act” • H.R. 8195 (Rep. Walberg), “Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026” • H.R. 8483 (Rep. Issa), “Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2026” • H.R. 9269 (Rep. Clyburn), “Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act” • H.R. 9600 (Rep. Raskin), “Common Sense 250 Act of 2026” • H.R. 9621 (Rep. Baumgartner), “Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026” • H.R. 9640 (Rep. Wittman), “Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026” • H.R. 9785 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies Act” • H.R. 10136 (Rep. Westerman), “Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026” • H.R. 10306 (Rep. Amodei), “Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025” • S. 675 (Sen. Hoeven), “Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act” | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
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Hearing: Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 5745 (Rep. Ezell), “Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act”

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Earlier in the term, the relevant Natural Resources subcommittee held a legislative hearing on Ezell's bill, documenting committee effort before markup.

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Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 5745 (Rep. Ezell), “Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act” | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
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Mr. Ezell (for himself, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text shows Ezell introduced H.R. 5745 with colleagues and secured referral to the House Natural Resources Committee.

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H.R. 5745 (IH) - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act - BILLS-119hr5745ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-16 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment was a future-facing promise, made after committee passage, to work with colleagues to move H.R. 5745 through the House. Verified evidence shows Ezell introduced the bill and that it was heard and ordered favorably reported by committee on September 15, 2026, but there is no verified evidence that the bill advanced through or passed the full House after the commitment. With no deadline expired as of 2026-09-16, this remains unresolved rather than delivered or partial.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%