Roll back the expanded Global Gag Rule and restore foreign assistance that does not restrict abortion-related, LGBTQ+, or DEI-related activities.

Gregory W. Meeks · New York · Democratic

policy impact 0.74 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 94%

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

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Evidence

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Rep. Meeks said he was introducing the Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act to roll back the Trump administration's expanded Global Gag Rule, which he said targets abortion-related, LGBTQ+, and DEI-related activity in foreign assistance.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete effort in the lookback window: Meeks publicly introduced legislation to reverse the expanded Global Gag Rule, but the release does not show enactment or implementation, so the promise remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Meng, Frankel, Degette, Jayapal, and Jacobs Introduce Legislation to Nullify Radical Expanded Global Gag Rule | Congressman Gregory Meeks
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The Senate companion, S.4436, Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act, is listed as 'Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.'

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The companion bill advanced only to referral in the Senate, which is a real legislative step but not a rollback or restoration of foreign assistance yet. This supports an unresolved status rather than delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

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The House office press-release archive lists Meeks' April 30, 2026 introduction of legislation to nullify the expanded Global Gag Rule; no later rollback enactment is shown there.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House source shows concrete legislative effort to reverse the expanded Global Gag Rule, but only at the introduction stage, with no evidence of enactment or executive implementation. The commitment remains unresolved and still counts as serious effort.

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Press Releases | Congressman Gregory Meeks
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Last Action Date Listed April 29, 2026 Action Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Jacobs, and Mr. Meeks) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GPO bill record confirms Meeks was among the original House introducers and that the bill was referred to committee, with no enacted status shown. This is concrete same-term effort but not delivery of the rollback/restoration promise.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8582 (IH) - Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act - BILLS-119hr8582ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Last Action Date Listed April 29, 2026 Action Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kim, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. King, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Luján, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GPO record for the Senate companion shows matching legislation only reached referral to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. That reinforces ongoing legislative effort without enactment or implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 4436 (IS) - Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act - BILLS-119s4436is | Content Details | GovInfo
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

Rep. Meeks materially advanced the promise by introducing legislation on April 30, 2026 to nullify the expanded Global Gag Rule, and there was a Senate companion. But the available evidence shows only bill introduction and committee referral, not enactment, executive rollback, or actual restoration of unrestricted foreign assistance. Because Meeks is still in office and the record shows a serious ongoing legislative effort without a completed outcome yet, this is best judged as unresolved rather than delivered or never.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 91%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Meeks materially advanced the promised rollback by introducing federal legislation in April 2026 to nullify the expanded Global Gag Rule and address abortion-related, LGBTQ+, and DEI-related restrictions in foreign assistance. However, the evidence shows only introduction/referral activity, not enactment or executive implementation restoring the assistance policy. Because he remains in federal office and the effort is still pending rather than conclusively failed, the promise is unresolved with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%