Support the Equity in Research Act to create a targeted National Science Foundation grant program that increases research capacity and resources for under-resourced institutions of higher education.

Christian D. Menefee · Texas · Democratic

spending impact 0.55 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 79%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support the Equity in Research Act alongside Rep. Carter and colleagues in Congress.. Promised outcome: Help ensure that promising research ideas have the resources needed to become groundbreaking discoveries through a targeted NSF grant program for under-resourced institutions.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th District, Menefee supported reintroduction of the Equity in Research Act during the 2026 congressional term.

Occurrences

“That’s why I’m proud to support the Equity in Research Act alongside Rep. Carter and my colleagues in Congress and help ensure that great ideas have the resources they need to become groundbreaking discoveries.”

Menefee committed to supporting the Equity in Research Act so under-resourced researchers and institutions can access resources for scientific discoveries.

Reps. Menefee Carter, McIver, and Ruiz Champion the Equity in Research Act | Congressman Christian Menefee
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Evidence

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That’s why I’m proud to support the Equity in Research Act

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Menefee publicly endorsed the Equity in Research Act during the lookback window, showing concrete effort but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Reps. Menefee Carter, McIver, and Ruiz Champion the Equity in Research Act | Congressman Christian Menefee
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Christian D. Menefee (TX)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists Menefee among the cosponsors of H.R. 10424, confirming legislative support in the current Congress.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10424 (IH) - Equity in Research Act - BILLS-119hr10424ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official action record shows H.R. 10424 was introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted status shown.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10424 (IH) - Equity in Research Act - BILLS-119hr10424ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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shall establish a grant program

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the promised NSF grant-program mechanism, but the bill remains only introduced/referred.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr10424ih.pdf
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Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-28 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was specifically to support the Equity in Research Act, not to secure enactment of the NSF grant program. Verified passages show Menefee publicly supported the Act and was listed in the bill record, while the bill text contains the promised grant-program mechanism. Enactment is not shown, but the exact support commitment was fulfilled in the same term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%