Implement an export control on diesel fuel when the national average diesel price reaches $5 per gallon, lifting it after prices are at or below $4.50 per gallon for 30 consecutive days.

Tim Burchett · Tennessee · Republican

policy impact 0.63 specificity 0.92 extraction confidence 83%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Implement an export control on diesel if the average national diesel price hits $5 per gallon, and lift it after prices drop at or below $4.50 per gallon for 30 consecutive days.. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Rep. Tim Burchett's congressional office announcing H.R. 10422 in the 2026 federal House context.

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Occurrences

H.R. 10422 implements an export control on diesel if the average national price hits $5 per gallon. The control would be lifted when prices drop at or below $4.50 per gallon for 30 consecutive days.

Burchett's office described H.R. 10422 as imposing a diesel export control when average national prices hit $5 per gallon and ending it after prices stay at or below $4.50 for 30 days.

Rep. Tim Burchett Drops Two Bills to Address Affordability | Representative Tim Burchett
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

verified · Source version 59862 · locator 1164

H.R. 10422 implements an export control on diesel if the average national price hits $5 per gallon. The control would be lifted when prices drop at or below $4.50 per gallon for 30 consecutive days.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Burchett announced a bill matching the commitment's trigger-and-lift structure during the lookback window, showing legislative effort but not implementation.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Rep. Tim Burchett Drops Two Bills to Address Affordability | Representative Tim Burchett
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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unverified · Source version 59872 · locator unknown

Status: Introduced on September 16 2026 - 25% progression

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill had only been introduced, indicating the promised export control had not been enacted or implemented as of the refresh date.

unresolved later_term A for effort

US HB10422 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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unverified · Source version 59872 · locator unknown

Action: 2026-09-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Referral to committee shows the proposal remained pending rather than delivered through final passage or executive implementation.

unresolved later_term A for effort

US HB10422 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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unverified · Source version 59874 · locator unknown

U.S. | 5.599 | 5.967 | 6.285

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): EIA data show the national on-highway diesel price exceeded the $5 trigger in the lookback window, making the absence of an implemented export control substantively relevant.

unresolved unknown

Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-18 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment/evidence only shows Burchett advanced H.R. 10422 with the described diesel export-control trigger and lifting condition. There is no verified evidence that the export control was enacted or implemented, and there is no deadline that has expired. Under the rules, introduction or advancement of a bill is effort, not delivery of the promised policy outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%