Direct the Comptroller General of the United States to audit BIS's license review process.

Gregory W. Meeks · New York · Democratic

oversight impact 0.70 specificity 0.95 extraction confidence 98%

Occurrences

directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an audit of BIS's license review process

Meeks supports legislation ordering a Comptroller General audit of BIS's license review process.

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Issa Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Historic Backlog in Export License Reviews Under the Trump Administration | Congressman Gregory Meeks
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence an audit of the license review process of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce.

The bill would direct the Comptroller General to audit BIS's license review process and report the findings to Congress.

BILLS-119hr8289ih.pdf
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Evidence

SEC. 6. AUDIT AND REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence an audit of the license review process of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce.

The introduced bill text expressly directs the Comptroller General to audit BIS’s license review process, matching the claim closely.

delivered same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr8289ih.pdf
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The bill directs BIS to make licensing decisions within 90 days, institutes reporting requirements to ensure greater Congressional oversight, and directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an audit of BIS's license review process.

Meeks publicly announced the bill and reiterated that it would direct a Comptroller General audit of BIS’s license review process, confirming active sponsorship and intent.

delivered same_term A for effort

Action: Mr. Meeks (for himself and Mr. Issa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Last Action Date Listed: April 15, 2026.

The bill was introduced and referred to committee, showing concrete legislative action but no evidence yet of enactment or a completed GAO audit.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 8289 (IH) - BIS Licensing Efficiency Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr8289ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report with the findings from the audit required by subsection (a) to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and post the report on a publicly available website of the United States Government Accountability Office.

The bill contains a reporting requirement for GAO after enactment, but there is no evidence in the record of enactment or of an actual audit/report completed within the lookback window.

unresolved same_term

BILLS-119hr8289ih.pdf
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

Meeks introduced H.R. 8289 with text that would direct the Comptroller General to audit BIS’s license review process, but the record only shows introduction and committee referral. There is no evidence of enactment or of the audit/report actually being carried out, so the promised outcome was not delivered. The effort was real and specific, but it did not reach fulfillment.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

partial same_term A for effort

The promise was to direct the Comptroller General to audit BIS's license review process. Rep. Meeks clearly acted on this by co-introducing H.R. 8289, whose text explicitly orders the Comptroller General to begin such an audit after enactment. However, the available evidence shows only introduction and committee referral, not passage into law or commencement/completion of the audit. Because he materially advanced the promised action through legislation but there is no evidence the directive actually took effect, this is best scored as partial rather than delivered.

provider openai · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 94%