Strengthen election integrity and make the House of Representatives more accessible, accountable, and transparent.

Bryan Steil · Wisconsin · Republican

oversight impact 0.77 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Continue pursuing facts through committee oversight to inform potential legislative reform on election security and foreign political contributions.. Promised outcome: Ensure American elections are safe, secure, and decided only by American citizens.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Joint committee press release involving House Judiciary, House Administration, and House Oversight committees during Bryan Steil's federal office context.

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Steil is fighting to strengthen election integrity and make the House of Representatives more accessible, accountable, and transparent.

He commits to reforms aimed at election integrity and congressional transparency.

About - Bryan Steil for Congress
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Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil introduced the Campaign Finance Transparency Act and the Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act.

Steil introduced two bills aimed at increasing transparency in campaign finance and preventing foreign interference in elections.

Steil Introduces Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reforms | Representative Bryan Steil
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Together, these comprehensive campaign finance reforms will increase transparency and ensure fraudulent and foreign donations cannot influence political campaigns, individual candidates, or electoral outcomes.

Steil introduced campaign finance bills that he said would increase transparency and prevent fraudulent or foreign donations from influencing elections.

Chairman Steil Introduces Sweeping Campaign Finance Reforms - Press Releases - United States Committee on House Administration
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Together, these comprehensive campaign finance reforms will increase transparency and ensure fraudulent and foreign donations cannot influence political campaigns, individual candidates, or electoral outcomes.

Steil's official House site says his campaign finance reform bills will increase transparency and prevent fraudulent or foreign donations from influencing elections.

Representative Bryan Steil |
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Mr. Steil introduced the following bill; ... H.R. 8721 ... Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act ... To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prevent foreign interference in United States elections, and for other purposes.

Steil introduced a bill to amend federal campaign law to prevent foreign interference in U.S. elections.

H.R. 8721 (IH) - Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act - BILLS-119hr8721ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Mr. Steil introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration. The bill is titled the Campaign Finance Transparency Act and would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to modify requirements regarding contributions related to elections for Federal office and to improve the operation of the Federal Election Commission.

Introduced a bill to increase campaign finance transparency, adjust contribution rules for federal elections, and improve FEC operations.

H.R. 8720 (IH) - Campaign Finance Transparency Act - BILLS-119hr8720ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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introduced the Campaign Finance Transparency Act and the Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act. Together, these comprehensive campaign finance reforms will increase transparency and ensure fraudulent and foreign donations cannot influence political campaigns, individual candidates, or electoral outcomes.

Steil said the campaign finance bills would increase transparency and block fraudulent or foreign donations from influencing campaigns and elections.

Press Releases | Representative Bryan Steil
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Despite ActBlue continuing to withhold documents and obstruction with the Committees' oversight, the Committees will continue to pursue the facts to inform potential legislative reform to ensure that American elections are safe, secure, and decided only by American citizens.

The committees committed to continue pursuing facts from their ActBlue investigation to inform potential legislative reforms on election security and foreign political contributions.

New Report: ActBlue's Failure to Prevent Illegal Foreign Political Contributions | House Judiciary Committee Republicans
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Evidence

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WASHINGTON - Chair Laurel Lee (FL-15) opened yesterday's Subcommittee on Elections Hearing titled, “Examining Best Practices for Strengthening Election Security.” The remarks described federal grants, testing programs, EAC guidance, observer access, and measures to strengthen election security, voter confidence, and transparency.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House Administration remarks show the committee was actively advancing election-security oversight during the lookback window, which supports a partial-but-not-completed assessment rather than a delivered outcome.

partial same_term A for effort

Subcommittee Chair Lee Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Strengthening Election Security - Press Releases - United States Committee on House Administration
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The committee's latest news lists Chairman Steil's introduction of the Voter ID Act, a concrete election-integrity proposal within the lookback window.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House Administration posting shows Steil taking a concrete election-integrity action in the same term, but it is a proposal rather than a completed reform.

partial same_term A for effort

United States Committee on House Administration homepage
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The committee's recent hearings list includes a June 10 hearing centered on preventing fraudulent donations and on transparency, verification, and accountability.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official committee activity shows ongoing oversight work aligned with the promise to make House operations more accountable and transparent, but not full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

United States Committee on House Administration homepage
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The news section also lists a June 11 press release about ActBlue CEO testimony under oath, indicating continued oversight into campaign-finance practices.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is another same-term sign of active oversight tied to election integrity and transparency, supporting partial credit rather than completion.

partial same_term A for effort

United States Committee on House Administration homepage
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"Today, the Committee on House Administration, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a joint interim staff report titled, “Fraud on ActBlue, Part III: ActBlue’s Failure to Prevent Illegal Foreign Political Contributions.”"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Near the lookback window, Steil's House Administration Committee continued election-integrity oversight through a joint staff report, showing ongoing same-term effort rather than completed enactment of the broader promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Committees Release Third Interim Staff Report on ActBlue - Press Releases - United States Committee on House Administration
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"Vote Question: On Passage" "Stop Insider Trading Act" "Status: Passed" "yea: 232" "nay: 198" "Steil | Republican | WI | Yea"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House roll-call record shows the House passed Steil's Stop Insider Trading Act and that Steil voted yea, a concrete accountability/transparency step, but not full delivery because House passage alone is not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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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

The record shows same-term action by Steil on both halves of the promise: he introduced election-integrity legislation and, as House Administration leadership, advanced hearings and oversight tied to transparency, verification, accountability, and House accessibility concerns. But the evidence points to proposals, hearings, and investigative pressure rather than a completed, measurable fulfillment of the promised reforms. Because Steil materially advanced the agenda in office without clearly delivering the full outcome, the strongest judgment is partial credit in the same term.

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

The evidence shows Steil's House Administration committee context was actively pursuing oversight related to election security, transparency, observer access, voter confidence, and related best practices during the same federal term. However, the record provided is a hearing and oversight activity rather than enactment of a concrete reform that fully strengthened election integrity or made the House more accessible, accountable, and transparent. Because the promise is broad and the evidence supports serious activity but not a completed promised outcome, this is partial credit with an effort badge rather than full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%