Raise wages, support small businesses, expand workforce development, and fight for paid parental leave and affordable childcare.

Raise wages ... Support small businesses through targeted tax incentives ... Grow workforce development programs ... Fight for paid parental leave and expand access to affordable, high-quality childcare

Promises wage increases, small-business support, workforce development, paid leave, and childcare expansion.

Issues | Figures For Congress
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Figures introduced a four-bill “Rural Futures” package aimed at protecting SNAP, providing financial assistance to rural hospitals, improving farmland retention, and expanding workforce development in rural communities.

The press release includes a commitment to expand workforce development in rural communities, which matches the existing workforce development claim in substance.

Figures Introduces “Rural Futures” Package Ahead of Farm Bill Vote | Representative Shomari Figures
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introduced a “Rural Futures” package, four bills aimed at protecting SNAP, providing financial assistance to rural hospitals, improving farmland retention, and expanding workforce development in rural communities

Figures introduced a package that includes legislation aimed at expanding workforce development in rural communities.

Media | Representative Shomari Figures
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As a father of four, Congressman Figures will continue to champion policies that support Alabama families - like strengthening maternal care, ensuring families have access to quality, affordable healthcare, and advocating for paid leave and affordable childcare policies.

Official House release shows Figures publicly reaffirming support for paid leave and affordable childcare after taking office.

partial later_term

Figures Family Announces Birth of Fourth Child | Representative Shomari Figures
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see H.R. 1002), H1376 [31MR]

Congressional Record Index lists Figures as a cosponsor/activity associated with the FMLA expansion bill, which directly aligns with paid parental leave-related policy.

partial same_term A for effort

FIGURES, SHOMARI (a Representative from Alabama) | Congressional Record Index | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Figures, ... ) introduced the following bill... Full Title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

Figures cosponsored a House bill aimed at remedying wage discrimination, which is consistent with the 'raise wages' portion of the promise, though the bill was not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 17 (IH) - Paycheck Fairness Act - GovInfo
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Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 2743), H1507 [8AP]

Congressional Record Index shows Figures tied to a minimum-wage increase measure, supporting the wages portion of the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Record Index: Figures, Shomari
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 86%

The official press-release index shows the latest listed release as May 26, 2026 and no listed June 11-July 10, 2026 release announcing delivery of wage, small-business, workforce-development, paid-leave, or childcare outcomes.

No new official office announcement in the lookback window showed the commitment being delivered or reversed; the claim remains unresolved/not fulfilled on the current record.

unresolved same_term

Figures Secures Delayed Closure of Tuskegee Dialysis Center
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Congress.gov lists H.R.7533, sponsored by Figures, to reauthorize and expand the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy grant program; latest action was referral to the House Agriculture Committee, and the bill status is Introduced.

Figures took concrete legislative action on the workforce-development portion, but the bill had not advanced to enactment, so it supports effort rather than delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Representative Shomari Figures | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

The official release index says Figures introduced a Rural Futures package of four bills aimed at protecting SNAP, assisting rural hospitals, improving farmland retention, and expanding workforce development in rural communities.

The release corroborates continued advocacy and a legislative package tied to workforce development, but it does not show enacted results.

partial same_term A for effort

Figures Secures Delayed Closure of Tuskegee Dialysis Center
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Congress.gov lists H.R.7342, Made in America Jobs Act of 2026, with latest action Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote and status Introduced, not enacted.

This supports job-creation/small-business-related effort, but Congress.gov does not show the bill became law or delivered the promised outcome.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.7342 - Made in America Jobs Act of 2026 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Congress.gov lists Figures as an original cosponsor of H.R.2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025; the bill's latest action was referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce and its status is Introduced.

Figures supported a federal minimum-wage bill, but the bill remained introduced and did not deliver wage increases.

partial same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.2743 - Raise the Wage Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Congress.gov lists Figures as an original cosponsor of H.R.17, the Paycheck Fairness Act; the bill's latest action was committee referral and its status is Introduced.

Figures took wage-equity legislative action, but the official status shows the bill did not pass or become law.

partial same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.17 - Paycheck Fairness Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%