I will continue to hold the President accountable for the illegal war with Iran and keep pressing to end it.

John B. Larson · Connecticut · Democratic

oversight impact 3.00 specificity 3.00 extraction confidence 93%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: keep standing up for an end to the illegal war in Iran. Promised outcome: end the illegal war in Iran. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release after Larson voted for a continuing resolution during federal funding negotiations in the 119th Congress.

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Occurrences

As full-year funding negotiations continue, I will keep standing up for accountability and real solutions to make life more affordable for working families, including an end to the illegal war in Iran, the President’s costly tariffs, and his administration’s plans to privatize Social Security.

Larson said that as full-year funding negotiations continue, he will keep standing up for an end to the illegal war in Iran.

Larson Votes for Continuing Resolution that Rejects Funding for Trump’s Border Patrol and Reins in Illegal White House Power Grabs | Congressman John Larson
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

unverified · Source version 17520 · locator unknown

Larson wrote that Trump's threat against the Iranian people was 'reprehensible,' urged immediate action to 'rein in the President,' and asked Vance to invoke the 25th Amendment.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official letter showing Larson actively sought accountability and escalation against the President over the Iran conflict.

partial same_term A for effort

Letter from Rep. John B. Larson to Vice President JD Vance re: 25th Amendment
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

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The House voted on H.Con.Res.40 to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran; the resolution failed 213-214, and Larson voted 'Yea.'

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Larson took a concrete congressional vote to press for ending the Iran war, but the measure failed.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call 114
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

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Larson said, 'we will continue to hold him accountable for his illegal war' and said Democrats would 'continue to sound the alarm about this abuse of power and fight to end this chaos.' He again voted for a war powers resolution.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Most recent official Larson statement in the lookback window confirms continued accountability pressure and another vote to end the Iran conflict.

partial same_term A for effort

Larson Votes to Withdraw U.S. Forces from Iran and End Trump’s Illegal War | Congressman John Larson
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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verified · Source version 66099 · locator 1528

Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for another war powers resolution to cease hostilities.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, Larson's office reported he again voted for a war powers resolution and called for cutting off funding for the Iran war, matching the promised continued pressure.

delivered same_term A for effort

Larson Votes to Cease Hostilities in Iran, Calls on Congress to Cut Off Funding for Illegal War | Congressman John Larson
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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Larson (CT) | Larson (CT) | Democratic | CT | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House roll call shows Larson voted yes on the September 15, 2026 Iran war-powers resolution.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

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verified · Source version 66103 · locator 1008

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2026.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The engrossed House text confirms the Iran war-powers measure passed the House during Larson's current term.

delivered same_term A for effort

H. Con. Res. 93 (EH) - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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verified · Source version 66105 · locator 1499

Received; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): After House passage, the resolution was sent to the Senate and referred to committee, showing the broader effort to end hostilities remained pending rather than fully enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. Con. Res. 93 (RFS) - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. - BILLS-119hconres93rfs | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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The global economy, meanwhile, continues to roil from the war.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent reporting indicates the Iran war was still ongoing late in the lookback window, so the concrete delivery is Larson's continued accountability and pressure, not a completed end to the war.

unresolved same_term

The Latest: Trump uses UN speech to defend decision to start war against Iran
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Assessments

Public state: partial As of 2026-09-23 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was to keep standing up for accountability and an end to the illegal war in Iran. Verified evidence shows Larson voted for another war-powers resolution to cease hostilities, and that resolution passed the House on September 15, 2026, during the same term. However, verified evidence also shows the measure was only received and referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, so the broader outcome of ending the war was not fully enacted as of the as-of date. This supports partial credit for a candidate-attributable House-level outcome and continued effort, not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term

Larson promised continued accountability pressure and continued efforts to end the Iran conflict, not necessarily that he alone would end it. The record shows same-term official action: public statements calling the war illegal, a letter urging action against the President, and a yea vote on a war powers resolution to withdraw U.S. forces. Although the resolution failed and the war was not shown to have ended, the promised conduct of continuing oversight and pressing to end it was fulfilled.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%