Support legislation to repeal fossil fuel subsidies and close fracking loopholes that exempt Big Oil from clean water and air regulations.

Ro Khanna · California · Democratic

policy impact 3.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 99%

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

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I support legislation to repeal fossil fuel subsidies and close loopholes for fracking that exempt Big Oil companies from clean water and air regulations.

Khanna commits to backing repeal of fossil fuel subsidies and tighter fracking regulation.

Energy and Environment | Congressman Ro Khanna
primary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act (EOR) to end the tax break rewarding the fossil fuel industry for using carbon capture for EOR

Khanna reintroduced legislation to eliminate a fossil-fuel tax break tied to enhanced oil recovery.

Press Releases | Congressman Ro Khanna
secondary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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Khanna’s official energy-and-environment page says he supports legislation to repeal fossil-fuel subsidies and close fracking loopholes that exempt Big Oil from clean water and air regulations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Direct official statement of support for the core commitment, including subsidy repeal and closing fracking loopholes.

partial same_term

Energy and Environment | Congressman Ro Khanna
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

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The same official page records that Khanna and Sen. Merkley reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act on March 30, 2026, describing it as a way to end a major domestic fossil-fuel subsidy.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete legislative action in the current term to eliminate a fossil-fuel subsidy, though it does not by itself show the fracking-loophole part is finished.

partial same_term A for effort

Energy and Environment | Congressman Ro Khanna
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · 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

The promise was to support legislation on two fronts: repealing fossil-fuel subsidies and closing fracking loopholes. The evidence shows clear public support for both goals on Khanna's official issues page, and it shows a concrete same-term legislative action on the subsidy side through reintroduction of the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act. But the record provided does not show equally concrete legislative sponsorship or advancement for the fracking-loophole portion, nor does it show either objective being fully enacted. That supports partial rather than full delivery, with credit for meaningful legislative effort during the same term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 88%