Secure the border.

Julie Fedorchak · North Dakota · Republican

policy impact 0.86 specificity 0.68 extraction confidence 97%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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The campaign issues page lists 'Secure our Border' among Julie Fedorchak’s core campaign priorities.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is direct campaign evidence that border security was a stated promise/priority.

never unknown

Issues - Julie Fedorchak for US Congress
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 87%

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The House passed H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, by a 264-159 vote on January 7, 2025; the official roll call page records Julie Fedorchak as a member of the House at that time and shows the bill passed.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fedorchak supported a concrete immigration-enforcement bill that became one of the earliest border-related actions of the 119th Congress.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call 6 | H.R. 29
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

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Public Law 119-1 shows the Laken Riley Act was enacted on January 29, 2025, as an immigration-enforcement law requiring DHS custody in specified cases.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A border-related enforcement measure Fedorchak supported in the House became law, but it did not itself 'secure the border' in the broad campaign sense.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-1, Laken Riley Act
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

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The office said Fedorchak 'visited the U.S.-Mexico border' and 'voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act (now law), the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, and the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act,' and that she was 'a deciding vote' on a House budget resolution that lays the foundation for priorities including 'securing the border.'

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Her office documents sustained border-security activity and votes, but not completion of the broader promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Fedorchak’s first 100 days in Congress | Representative Julie Fedorchak
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 90%

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Fedorchak said she is 'committed to working with the Trump administration and my colleagues in Congress' to make sure border agents have the tools and resources they need to keep the country safe, after touring the U.S.-Mexico border and meeting CBP and ICE officials.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This shows direct follow-through activity on border security, but it is still preparatory and not proof that the border was secured.

partial same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak visits southern border with House Republican colleagues | Representative Julie Fedorchak
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 88%

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The office reported Fedorchak voted for H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, which 'will impose tougher penalties on migrants who illegally enter or reenter the United States.'

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is additional evidence of concrete border-security action during her term, but it remains a legislative effort rather than a fully completed border-security outcome.

partial same_term A for effort

Fedorchak votes for increased border security, crack down on illegal entry | Representative Julie Fedorchak
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 89%

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Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) this week voted in support of four pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening public safety, supporting law enforcement officers, and restoring law and order in communities across the country. The House passed the bills this week in honor of National Police Week.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent same-term action showing continued support for law-and-order legislation, but it does not prove the border was secured or that the campaign promise was fulfilled.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Fedorchak supports four pro-law enforcement bills during National Police Week | Representative Julie Fedorchak
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 80%

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Fedorchak voted to advance the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act, legislation to restore funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and pay the men and women protecting our country without delay. The legislation restores funding for key DHS components, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol, TSA, the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete same-term border-security-related action that included CBP and Border Patrol funding, but it was an attempt to restore operations rather than proof that the border itself was secured.

partial same_term A for effort

Fedorchak backs effort to pay Homeland Security personnel for third time | Representative Julie Fedorchak
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

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Four bipartisan pieces of legislation that Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) cosponsored today passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bills strengthen northern border security

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, Fedorchak's office reported that a border-security bill she cosponsored passed the House. This is concrete same-term effort, but it is not final enactment or proof the border was secured.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Four Fedorchak-cosponsored bills pass House, including legislation to strengthen northern border security
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Bill Version Engrossed in House (EH) Short Title Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo confirms H.R. 5517 reached the House-engrossed stage on September 16, 2026. This supports continued border-security legislative activity, not completed delivery of the broad promise.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 5517 (EH) - Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act - BILLS-119hr5517eh | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Roll Call 214 | Bill Number: S. 2 Secure America Act Status: Passed Fedorchak | Republican | ND | Aye

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House roll call shows Fedorchak voted aye on final House passage of S. 2, the Secure America Act, during her same House term. This is concrete border-security effort and partial delivery, but does not by itself prove the border was fully secured.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Enhancing border security by combating drug trafficking, including fentanyl and its precursor chemicals, at the southwest, northern, and maritime borders.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows the Secure America Act became Public Law 119-98 and included border-security provisions. This materially advances the promise, but the broad claim remains only partially delivered because enactment of funding and enforcement tools is not proof of fully securing the border.

partial same_term

PLAW-119publ98.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Additional sponsors: Mr. Grothman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Fry, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Fulcher, Mrs. Fedorchak, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Mackenzie, and Mr. Pappas

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo identifies Fedorchak as an additional sponsor/cosponsor of H.R. 5517, the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act. This is concrete same-term border-security legislative effort, but it does not show enactment or full border-security delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 5517 (RH) - Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act - BILLS-119hr5517rh | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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H.R. 5517.-- To amend the Northern Border Security Review Act to require updates to the northern border threat analysis and northern border strategy, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Sept. 19, 2025. Reported Sept. 15, 2026; Rept. 119-830. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 16, 2026. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 16, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest lookback-window House Calendar shows the Fedorchak-cosponsored northern-border bill had passed the House but remained in the Senate calendar, so that specific effort was still unresolved rather than enacted.

unresolved same_term

House Calendars for October 5, 2026 - 119th Congress, 2nd Session-HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS - HOUSE BILLS
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Total FY 2026 apprehensions (98,708) were 60% lower than the Biden Administration’s single highest month alone (249,740).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): An archived DHS announcement reports preliminary FY2026 southwest-border apprehensions of 98,708, zero Border Patrol releases throughout the fiscal year, and 250 miles of new border barriers completed since January 20, 2025. These are concrete same-term operational improvements supporting partial delivery. The preliminary agency figures do not establish comprehensive border security or attribute these results specifically to Fedorchak.

partial same_term

Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS Announces Lowest Fiscal Year Border Crossings in American History
secondary · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 90%

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Temporary flight restriction will prohibit unauthorized drone operations within one nautical mile of the U.S.-Mexico border, from the surface to 400 feet

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): DOT announced a southern-border drone restriction effective October 16 to counter cartel activity and protect border operations. This implemented security measure supports partial progress during Fedorchak’s first House term, but the announcement documents executive-agency action and provides no evidence of her involvement or completion of the broad promise.

partial same_term

DOT, DoW, DHS Join Forces to Protect Southern Border Airspace
secondary · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 94%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Fedorchak made the campaign promise in a federal House race and, during the same congressional term, took several border-security-related actions: voting for the Laken Riley Act that became law, supporting bills increasing penalties for illegal entry, backing DHS/CBP/Border Patrol funding, visiting the southern border, and publicly pressing for more resources for border agents. Those actions materially advance the issue, but the broad promise to 'secure the border' is not shown as fully achieved by the evidence, and one member of Congress cannot be credited with the entire border outcome based on these steps alone.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Fedorchak clearly promised to secure the border and took same-term actions related to that promise, including voting for immigration-enforcement and border-security bills, supporting the Laken Riley Act that became law, visiting the southern border, and publicly pushing for more resources for border agents. However, the promised outcome was broad and substantive: securing the border. The evidence shows serious legislative and oversight effort, but not that the border was actually secured or that the full promised outcome was delivered. Under the instruction, serious attempts without delivery should be rated never with effort_badge=true.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%