Scott Franklin will seek to prohibit federally registered lobbyists from serving on EPA’s Science Advisory Board.

Scott Franklin · Florida · Republican

policy impact 0.54 specificity 0.94 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: Federally registered lobbyists are prohibited from serving on EPA’s Science Advisory Board.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Federal office press release on Franklin’s October 5, 2026 introduction of the Establishing Gold Standard Science Act as U.S. Representative for Florida’s 18th District.

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Evidence

verified · Source version 90271 · locator 7273

Prohibit federally registered lobbyists from serving on the Science Advisory Board.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Franklin announced legislation whose stated provisions include the promised EPA Science Advisory Board lobbyist restriction. This is concrete legislative effort, not enactment.

unresolved unknown A for effort

Franklin Introduces Establishing Gold Standard Science Act To Restore Transparency and Accountability To EPA's Scientific Advisory Process | U.S. Representative Scott Franklin
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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No federally registered lobbyist may be appointed to any of the following:

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The posted bill text contains the operative prohibition language. It supports that Franklin pursued the policy in bill form, but does not show enactment.

unresolved unknown A for effort

establishing_gold_standard_science_act_bill_text.pdf
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Lastest Action October 5, 2026 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House status listing shows H.R. 10737 was introduced and referred to committee during the lookback window, with no passage or enactment indicated there.

unresolved unknown A for effort

live.house.gov, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-12 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment promises the outcome of prohibiting federally registered lobbyists from serving on the Science Advisory Board. The only verified passage shows that promised provision, but there is no verified evidence that the prohibition was enacted or otherwise took effect by 2026-10-12. With no documented deadline expired, introduction or pursuit alone does not fulfill an outcome promise, so the status remains unresolved. The verified office-context evidence supports candidate effort, but not delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%