Direct the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report on strategies to combat pasture mealybug and improve U.S. preparedness and response capabilities.

Morgan Luttrell · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.35 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 78%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Direct the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report on strategies to combat pasture mealybug and enhance U.S. preparedness and response capabilities.. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As a cosponsor of H.R. 10542, the Combating Pasture Mealybug Act, in the 119th Congress.

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Evidence

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Morgan Luttrell (TX)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists Morgan Luttrell as a cosponsor of H.R. 10542, the Combating Pasture Mealybug Act.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10542 (IH) - Combating Pasture Mealybug Act - BILLS-119hr10542ih | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official GovInfo record shows the bill was introduced and referred to the House Agriculture Committee, not enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10542 (IH) - Combating Pasture Mealybug Act - BILLS-119hr10542ih | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text makes the USDA study contingent on enactment, so introduction alone does not deliver the commitment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10542 (Introduced-in-House)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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Report to Congress.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The reporting requirement would arise only after enactment; no enacted deadline is shown in the current record.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10542 (Introduced-in-House)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Current status In committee

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A tracker citing Congress.gov and GovInfo still showed H.R. 10542 in committee during the lookback window.

unresolved same_term

H.R. 10542 — Combating Pasture Mealybug Act | Vote Files
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Recorded votes None taken

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The same status record reported no recorded votes on the bill as of its October 5, 2026 check.

unresolved same_term

H.R. 10542 — Combating Pasture Mealybug Act | Vote Files
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 80%

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-07 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment is to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct the study/report, which the bill text makes contingent on enactment. Verified evidence shows Luttrell was a cosponsor and the bill was introduced/referred to the Agriculture Committee, but current verified status is still in committee with no recorded votes. Because there is documented candidate effort but no enactment or completed USDA directive/report, and no expired deadline, the outcome remains unresolved rather than delivered or partial.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%