Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.
Occurrences
Chuck strongly opposes any legislation that threatens the Second Amendment rights of Tennesseans and Americans. He knows that violence in our culture is a problem, and he’s committed to reforming our mental health system.
Commits to oppose gun restrictions and pursue mental health reform.
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The official issues page lists a Second Amendment section stating, "I have always been a strong believer that an armed citizenry is a free citizenry." The same page also links to his Health Care issue area, which is where his mental-health-related work is surfaced on the site.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current official site language confirms a standing Second Amendment posture and shows that mental health work remains part of his issue portfolio, but it does not document a completed legislative deliverable in the lookback window.
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The FY26 LHHS summary says the bill "increases funding for the mental health and substance use block grants," including assisted outpatient treatment for individuals with serious mental illness and medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is concrete committee-level evidence of support for mental-health-system changes, but it is only partial evidence of the broader promise and does not by itself show completion of the commitment.
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The official issues page still states that he is a strong believer that "an armed citizenry is a free citizenry," and the site continues to route health-related work through the Health Care issue area.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current official site language confirms a continuing pro-Second Amendment posture, but it does not document any new legislative defeat of gun-control measures or completed mental-health-system reform in the lookback window.
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The committee summary says the bill increases funding for youth and young adult suicide prevention, mental health treatment, and substance abuse prevention and treatment services, while retaining Dickey Amendment language that prevents federal funds from advocating or promoting Second Amendment limitations.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is concrete official evidence that Fleischmann's appropriations work advanced mental-health funding and preserved a pro-Second Amendment funding rider, but it still falls short of proving the broader promise was fully delivered.
Full-year FY2027 LHHS appropriations have not been enacted. In the interim, continuing appropriations have been provided for all 12 annual appropriations acts (including LHHS) through December 11, 2026, via a continuing resolution (CR).
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Latest lookback evidence indicates the next full-year Labor-HHS appropriations vehicle, relevant to mental-health funding, remains unresolved; only temporary continuing appropriations are in place.
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Congressman Chuck Fleischmann Secures $3 Million for UTC’s Translational Research Program
August 31, 2026
Press Release
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fleischmann’s official press-release feed in the lookback window shows unrelated research and technology announcements, not a new documented delivery on Second Amendment opposition or mental-health reform.
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Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Cloud, Mr.
Ellzey, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Aderholt
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo bill text identifies Fleischmann as an added sponsor of the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, a firearm-retailer merchant-code bill; this is concrete Second Amendment-related legislative effort, not enactment.
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Fleischmann | Fleischmann | Republican | TN | Yea
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House roll call shows Fleischmann voted for H.R. 1181, which passed the House, supporting continued effort on the Second Amendment portion but not full delivery because the bill was not shown enacted.
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May 21, 2026, 06:12 PM | 119th Congress, 2nd Session
Vote Question: On Passage
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House roll call documents passage of another Second Amendment-related bill during Fleischmann’s term; his recorded Yea vote is further same-term effort, but the measure remained short of enactment in the available record.
Mental Health: More than $5.5 billion for mental health research, treatment, and prevention
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official appropriations evidence shows enacted FY2026 Labor-HHS funding included substantial mental-health research, treatment, and prevention funding, supporting partial delivery of the mental-health side of the commitment.
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Sec. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal
year 2026 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts,
for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct
loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided
for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 2026, and for which
appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in the
following appropriations Acts:
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted September 2026 continuing appropriations law continued FY2026 projects and activities, a short-term continuation of the appropriations framework that previously included mental-health funding, but not a completed broader mental-health-system reform.
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(8) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
(division B of Public Law 119-75), except section 528.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The public law expressly carried forward the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations act, relevant to the mental-health funding side of the commitment; this is partial delivery, not comprehensive reform.
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Fleischmann | Fleischmann | Republican | TN | Yea
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House roll call shows Fleischmann voted yea on H.R. 6500, the vehicle enacted as the FY2027 continuing appropriations law; this is same-term appropriations effort tied to continuing health funding, not full promise delivery.
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Last Action Date Listed
July 15, 2026
Action
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Bill Number
H.R. 1181
Bill Version
Referred in Senate (RFS)
Short Title
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official GovInfo record shows the gun-retailer merchant-code bill previously supported by Fleischmann reached the Senate but was only referred to committee, so the Second Amendment portion remains effort rather than enacted delivery.
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Congressman Chuck Fleischmann Applauds $2.5 Million for Tennessee Wesleyan University’s Health Science, STEM Education
September 23, 2026
Press Release
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Fleischmann's latest official press-release feed in the lookback window shows education/STEM and research announcements rather than a new concrete Second Amendment defeat or mental-health-system reform deliverable.
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann Applauds $2.5 Million for Tennessee Wesleyan University’s Health Science, STEM Education
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, Fleischmann's official press feed showed unrelated education, STEM, research, and funding releases rather than a new concrete Second Amendment defeat or mental-health-system reform deliverable.
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Senate Referrals: S. 3257 was held at the desk. S. 3258 was held at the desk.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest official House-side action in the lookback window left the mental-health aviation bill pending at the desk, indicating no completed enactment by October 7, 2026.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate-passed mental-health aviation bill is a concrete mental-health reform development during the lookback window, but it had not become law and is not shown as Fleischmann-led action.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo identifies Fleischmann as a cosponsor of H.R. 38, a Second Amendment-related concealed-carry reciprocity bill; this is concrete legislative effort but not enacted delivery.
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Mr. Fleischmann
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows Fleischmann as a cosponsor of H.R. 2184, a firearm due-process/NICS records bill; this supports Second Amendment-related effort but not full delivery because the record does not show enactment.
Providing increased funding for youth and young adult suicide prevention, mental health treatment, and substance abuse prevention and treatment services.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official House Appropriations release documents increased mental-health and substance-use funding in FY2026 appropriations, supporting partial delivery of the mental-health portion but not a broad completed system reform.
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Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs June 2, 2026.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The October 13 calendar lists Senate committee referral as the latest action on H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, which Fleischmann supported in the existing voting evidence. This lookback-window record supports continued unresolved status for that legislative effort, not enactment or abandonment. The campaign date is unspecified, preventing reliable term attribution.
Chuck Edwards (NC-11), Julie Fedorchak (ND-At-Large), Randy Fine (FL-06), Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03)
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Previously unlisted evidence just before the lookback window identifies Fleischmann among lawmakers joining a Supreme Court amicus brief challenging semiautomatic-rifle bans in Viramontes v. Cook County, consolidated with Grant v. Higgins. This documents concrete opposition to firearm restrictions; the filing itself does not establish a successful court outcome.
Fleischmann-Backed VA Bill Has Provided 50,000 Veterans with Free Suicide Prevention Care in First Year of New Program
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): An older official release, absent from the supplied evidence, expressly connects Fleischmann's support to the Veterans COMPACT Act and its implementation. It strengthens attribution for a concrete mental-health access improvement, supporting partial fulfillment of the combined commitment.
49,714 Veterans and former service members have used this benefit
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): VA independently documents actual use of emergency suicide care established by the Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020. The policy covers eligible individuals at VA or community facilities without requiring VA enrollment. Together with Fleischmann's documented support, this establishes implemented mental-health access reform, while leaving the broader combined promise only partially fulfilled. This is historical evidence, not a new lookback-window delivery.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial.same_termA for effort
The record supports partial credit. Fleischmann appears to have materially advanced the mental-health portion of the promise through House appropriations work that increased funding for mental health, substance-use treatment, and youth suicide prevention, while also preserving Dickey Amendment language aligned with his stated opposition to federal action seen as limiting Second Amendment rights. But the evidence does not show a broader completed reform of the mental health system, nor does it document a specific threatened Second Amendment measure that he successfully stopped or defeated. In federal office-context terms, this is meaningful same-term effort and some policy delivery, but not full fulfillment of the combined promise.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 85%
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial.same_termA for effort
The evidence shows Fleischmann maintained an official pro-Second Amendment position and, in the same federal House context, materially supported appropriations language increasing mental health and substance use block grant funding. That is a concrete effort toward the mental-health-system portion of the promise, but the record provided does not show a completed reform of the mental health system or identify specific opposed gun-control legislation whose defeat can be credited to him. Because the promise has two broad components and only partial implementation is documented, the best outcome is partial rather than delivered.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 79%