Will secure the southern border by constructing a wall.

Tracey Mann · Kansas · Republican

policy impact 0.90 specificity 0.95 extraction confidence 99%

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Occurrences

We must secure our southern border by constructing a wall.

Commitment to border security through wall construction.

Tracey Mann for Congress
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We must secure our southern border by constructing a wall.

Candidate commits to border security through wall construction.

Pro-Life - Mann for Congress
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We must secure our southern border by constructing a wall.

Commits to building a wall to secure the southern border.

Border Security - Mann for Congress
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We must secure our southern border by constructing a wall.

Commits to securing the southern border by building a wall.

Rural Revitalization - Mann for Congress
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Tracey supports President Trump’s efforts to build the wall and curb illegal immigration.

He endorses building the border wall and restricting illegal immigration.

Tracey Mann for Congress
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Evidence

The campaign page states, "We must secure our southern border by constructing a wall."

This is a direct campaign promise to build a wall on the southern border.

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Border Security - Mann for Congress
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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Congress.gov shows Rep. Tracey Mann cosponsored H.R. 163, the Finish the Wall Act, introduced on 2025-01-03 and referred to committee; the bill status is still Introduced.

Mann advanced a concrete border-wall bill, but it did not become law or even pass out of committee as of the record available here.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.163 - Finish the Wall Act - All Information
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DHS filed suit to seize church land at Mount Cristo Rey for border wall construction, and the report says local resistance has delayed some border wall work.

A concrete land-seizure move for wall expansion, but it shows the project is still contested and not completed.

never same_term A for effort

Border wall lawsuit seeks holy site land in New Mexico
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AP reports that federal contractors are blasting and bulldozing areas to make way for new sections of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, while hundreds of miles are still under contract.

Wall construction is actively proceeding, but the report shows the project remains incomplete and controversial rather than finished.

never same_term A for effort

US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
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Laredo approved expanded CBP access for surveys, soil sampling, and appraisal work tied to a proposed smart wall, but the agreement does not permit construction or material storage.

This is a pre-construction step for wall planning, not evidence that the wall promise has been fulfilled.

never same_term A for effort

CBP gains access to Laredo riverfront property
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The campaign page states: "We must secure our southern border by constructing a wall."

This directly establishes Mann's campaign promise to secure the southern border by building a wall.

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Border Security - Mann for Congress
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H.R. 2 required DHS to resume border wall construction within seven days of enactment, spend available wall funds, use unused wall materials, and construct at least 900 miles of southwest-border wall until operational control was achieved.

The bill contained concrete wall-construction provisions aligned with the promise, but by itself bill text does not show the wall was built.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023
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The House Clerk records H.R. 2 as passed 219-213 on May 11, 2023; Tracey Mann, Republican of Kansas, voted Yea.

Mann voted for a House-passed border-wall bill, showing concrete legislative effort, but the measure did not become law in the 118th Congress.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 209 | Bill Number: H.R. 2 | Secure the Border Act
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 2 as having status Passed House, with Senate actions limited to being received, read, and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar; it did not reach the President or become law.

This confirms Mann-backed H.R. 2 was an unsuccessful legislative attempt, not delivery of the promised completed wall.

never same_term A for effort

All Info - H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023
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H.R. 163 would require DHS, within 24 hours of enactment, to resume border wall system construction along the U.S.-Mexico border and submit a plan to complete funded wall construction by September 30, 2026.

The bill is a direct attempt to advance the promised wall construction, but it required enactment to take effect.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.163 - Finish the Wall Act
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Congress.gov lists Tracey Mann as a cosponsor of H.R. 163 on January 14, 2025; the bill status remains Introduced, with referral to the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Mann cosponsored a wall-construction bill, but the bill had not passed or become law, so it does not fulfill the promise.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.163 - Finish the Wall Act - All Information
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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The executive order states U.S. policy includes establishing a physical wall and other barriers, and directs Defense and Homeland Security to take appropriate action to deploy and construct temporary and permanent physical barriers on the southern border.

The executive branch ordered renewed barrier construction during Mann's later House service, but an order to build is not proof the wall was completed.

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Securing Our Borders - The White House
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The proclamation declared a national emergency at the southern border, invoked emergency construction authority, directed immediate action to construct additional physical barriers, and revoked Biden's 2021 termination of the wall emergency.

This is federal action toward wall construction, but it shows a resumption mechanism rather than completed fulfillment of Mann's promise.

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Declaring A National Emergency At The Southern Border Of The United States - The White House
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Public Law 119-21 appropriated $46.55 billion to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for border infrastructure and wall system expenses, including new or replacement primary, waterborne, and secondary barriers, access roads, cameras, lights, sensors, and related work.

Congress enacted substantial wall-system funding, a partial delivery step, but appropriations alone do not prove the wall was constructed or the border secured.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.1 - Public Law No. 119-21
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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The House Clerk records the final H.R. 1 vote as passed 218-214 on July 3, 2025; Tracey Mann, Republican of Kansas, voted Aye.

Mann voted for the enacted law that funded border wall infrastructure, showing concrete effort toward the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 190 | Bill Number: H.R.1
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 1 became Public Law No. 119-21 on July 4, 2025, after House agreement to the Senate amendment and presidential signature.

The wall-system funding became law, supporting partial progress but not completion of the promised wall construction outcome.

partial same_term A for effort

All Info - H.R.1 - Public Law 119-21
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Axios reported that only 30 miles of border barriers had been started and completed since January 20, 2025, while 83 miles were under construction and most planned wall structure remained in planning as of January 28, 2026.

This indicates ongoing construction and planning, not a completed southern border wall or fulfilled promise as of early 2026.

never same_term A for effort

Scoop: 200 miles of Trump's border wall held up by Noem's DHS
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Mann made concrete federal efforts toward the promise by backing House wall-construction measures and voting for enacted FY2025 legislation that appropriated substantial border wall and infrastructure funding. Federal executive action also resumed wall construction during his House service. However, the promised outcome was not fully delivered: the southern border wall remains incomplete, construction was still underway or delayed in 2026, and the record does not show the border was secured by a completed wall.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

never unknown A for effort

Mann explicitly promised to secure the southern border by constructing a wall, but the record here does not show that outcome was delivered. His main attributable action is cosponsoring H.R. 163, the Finish the Wall Act, in January 2025; the bill remained introduced and did not pass. Separate reports of ongoing federal wall surveying, land actions, and construction show activity toward more wall building, but they do not show the promise was fulfilled and are not enough to credit Mann with delivery of the completed outcome. Because he made a concrete legislative attempt but the promised result was still not achieved, this rates as never, with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 90%

never same_term A for effort

Mann made a clear promise to secure the southern border by constructing a wall. The evidence shows a concrete legislative effort through cosponsorship of H.R. 163, the Finish the Wall Act, in the 119th Congress, but the bill remained only introduced/referred to committee and did not become law or deliver construction of a wall. Under the rule for serious but unsuccessful legislative attempts, this is not fulfilled but merits an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%