Enforce the laws.

Lance Gooden · Texas · Republican

oversight impact 0.55 specificity 0.42 extraction confidence 87%

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

Occurrences

I will continue to fight tirelessly to ... enforce our laws

Gooden commits to enforcing the law.

Release: Congressman Lance Gooden Issues Statement on His Historic Election Victory | Press Releases | Congressman Lance Gooden
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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This week, Congressman Lance Gooden (TX-05) introduced the Protect the Presidency Act, which would treat an attempted assassination of the President the same as a fatal assassination under federal law, including making offenders eligible for the death penalty.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Gooden took a concrete legislative step to strengthen federal criminal penalties and enforcement, but the action is only a bill introduction and does not show the promise was delivered.

unresolved same_term A for effort

New Gooden Bill Makes Assassination Attempts Eligible for Death Penalty | Press Releases | Congressman Lance Gooden
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 74%

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GovInfo lists H.R. 8685, the Protect the Presidency Act, as introduced by Rep. Lance Gooden on May 7, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The bill version is Introduced in House and the last action date listed is May 7, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill record confirms Gooden took a concrete legislative step related to criminal enforcement penalties, but it also shows only introduction and committee referral, with no enacted law or delivered enforcement result found in the refresh.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 8685 (IH) - Protect the Presidency Act - BILLS-119hr8685ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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GovInfo lists H.R. 7612, the End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026, as introduced by Rep. Lance Gooden on February 20, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The bill's full title is to amend title 18 to prohibit obstruction of immigration laws by official interference.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This official record shows another serious law-enforcement-related legislative attempt by Gooden, but the listed status remains introduced and referred, not enacted or otherwise delivered.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 7612 (IH) - End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr7612ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

Assessments

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

Gooden introduced law-enforcement-related bills in the 119th Congress, including the Protect the Presidency Act and the End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026, but the available official records show those measures were only introduced and referred to committee. There is no evidence that his actions enacted a law, changed federal enforcement practice, or otherwise delivered the broad promise to enforce the laws. The bill introductions qualify as serious legislative attempts, so effort credit is warranted despite non-delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 83%

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

The promise to "Enforce the laws" is broad, but the available evidence only shows Gooden introduced the Protect the Presidency Act in May 2026 to increase penalties for attempted presidential assassination. Introducing a bill is a serious legislative attempt related to law enforcement, but there is no evidence that the bill passed or that the promised enforcement outcome was delivered. Under the adjudication rule, a serious attempt that fails to deliver should be marked never with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 74%