Oppose granting the President new tariff authority that McClintock says belongs to Congress under the Constitution.

Tom McClintock · California · Republican

policy impact 0.53 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 84%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Oppose ceding new tariff authority to the President.. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official congressional vote note on H.R. 5334, the Sanctioning Russia Act, explaining his no vote.

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Occurrences

I am not willing to cede new tariff authority to the President, which is a congressional prerogative under the Constitution.

McClintock commits to not ceding new tariff authority to the President, framing tariff power as a congressional prerogative.

H.R. 5334 - Sanctioning Russia Act: No. | Congressman Tom Mcclintock
primary · official_post · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

verified · Source version 77241 · locator 1489

I am not willing to cede new tariff authority to the President, which is a congressional prerogative under the Constitution.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): McClintock explicitly stated his opposition to H.R. 5334 because it gave the President new tariff authority that he said belongs to Congress.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 5334 - Sanctioning Russia Act: No. | Congressman Tom Mcclintock
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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McClintock | McClintock | Republican | CA | Nay

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House roll call records McClintock voting Nay on final House concurrence in Senate amendments to H.R. 5334.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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to a rate of up to 100 percent ad valorem.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law contains a new duty provision for countries purchasing Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitating sanctions evasion, confirming the tariff authority was granted despite McClintock's opposition.

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Public Law 119-111 - Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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which authorizes and expands statutory sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions on Russia

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The White House announced the President signed H.R. 5334 into law, confirming enactment of legislation expanding tariff authority after McClintock's Nay vote.

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Congressional Bill H.R. 5334 Signed into Law – The White House
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-10-02 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was an action commitment to oppose ceding new tariff authority to the President. The verified passage from McClintock states that he was not willing to cede that authority, which directly documents his opposition in the same federal office context. The separate enactment evidence does not negate fulfillment because the promise was to oppose, not to prevent enactment.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%