Make America more energy independent.

Robert F. Onder, Jr. · Missouri · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.72 extraction confidence 96%

Occurrences

His priorities also include making America more energy independent.

Onder named energy independence as a campaign priority.

Onder touts Trump endorsement in his campaign for Congress - Missourinet
secondary · interview · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

Missourinet reported during Onder's 2024 congressional campaign that 'his priorities also include making America more energy independent.'

This is the campaign-era statement establishing the promise or priority being evaluated.

never same_term

Onder touts Trump endorsement in his campaign for Congress - Missourinet
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 88%

Congress.gov shows Onder introduced H.R. 7554 on February 12, 2026, and the bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce with no cosponsors and no further action listed.

Onder took a concrete legislative step touching energy and climate regulation, but the measure remained at introduction and did not become law.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.7554 - To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide from the definition of the term 'air pollutant'
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%

Congress.gov lists Rep. Robert F. Onder, Jr. as sponsor of H.R.7554, introduced on 02/12/2026, with the latest action also on 02/12/2026: referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill has no cosponsors and the tracker shows its status as Introduced.

Onder made a concrete legislative attempt related to energy and emissions policy, but the bill did not advance beyond introduction and referral.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.7554 - To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide from the definition of the term 'air pollutant'
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

Rep. Onder says he introduced H.R. 7554, the CARBON Act, to exclude carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide from Clean Air Act regulation and to curb EPA overreach; the release describes the bill as a concrete legislative step tied to energy and regulatory policy.

Official House release shows a serious legislative attempt related to the promise, but it is only an introduction announcement and does not show delivery of energy independence.

never same_term A for effort

Rep. Onder Introduces the Curtailing Agency Reach and Bureaucracy Overreach on Net-Zero (CARBON) Act | Representative Bob Onder
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 95%

GovInfo lists H.R. 7554 as introduced in the House on February 12, 2026, with the last action also on February 12, 2026: referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce; the bill text remains in introduced form.

The official bill record shows the measure stalled at introduction and referral, with no subsequent advancement or enactment shown in the record available during the lookback window.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 7554 (IH) - Curtailing Agency Reach and Bureaucracy Overreach on Net-Zero Act | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Onder made a concrete same-term legislative attempt by introducing H.R. 7554, the CARBON Act, tied to energy regulation and domestic energy policy. But the bill remained at introduction/referral to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and did not become law or otherwise deliver the broad promised outcome of making America more energy independent. A serious attempt without enacted or achieved policy warrants never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

never same_term A for effort

Onder’s campaign promise was to make America more energy independent. The evidence shows he introduced H.R.7554 in the 119th Congress, a concrete federal legislative attempt related to energy and climate regulation, but the bill remained introduced and referred to committee with no further advancement or enactment. There is no evidence that the promised national energy-independence outcome was delivered during his term, so this counts as a failed serious attempt rather than delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

never same_term A for effort

The promise was broad: make America more energy independent. Onder introduced H.R. 7554 in the same congressional term, a concrete legislative attempt related to energy and climate regulation, but the bill remained only introduced/referred to committee with no cosponsors and no enactment. Because the promised outcome was not achieved, but there was a serious legislative attempt, the appropriate outcome is never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%