I will establish U.S. import standards that prohibit commodities and products linked to deforestation or forest degradation from entering the market.

Lloyd Doggett · Texas · Democratic

policy impact 0.81 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 94%

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Occurrences

By prohibiting the import of commodities and products derived from lands affected by deforestation or forest degradation, this bill is designed to position the United States as a leader together with the European Union in the struggle to protect one of our greatest tools to reduce greenhouse emissions: our forests.

Doggett introduces the TREE Act, which would bar imports of commodities and products linked to deforestation or forest degradation and create similar certification requirements for U.S. companies.

Video Release: Doggett Introduces “Trade Responsibly for Environmental Emissions Act” | Congressman Lloyd Doggett
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

Rep. Lloyd Doggett said the TREE Act would prohibit the import of commodities and products derived from lands affected by deforestation or forest degradation, and the House website described it as a new bill introduction.

Official member-office release documenting introduction of the TREE Act and its core import ban concept. This is concrete action toward the promise, but it is not enactment or implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

Video Release: Doggett Introduces “Trade Responsibly for Environmental Emissions Act” | Congressman Lloyd Doggett
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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The bill text states: “To prohibit the import of certain goods produced, sourced, made, or otherwise derived from deforestation and the sale of such items in interstate commerce,” and provides enforcement, due diligence, and inspection provisions; it was introduced and referred to committee.

Official bill text shows Doggett introduced a proposal that would create the promised import standard, but it remained a introduced-and-referred bill with no enacted standard yet.

partial same_term A for effort

Trade Responsibly for Environmental Emissions Act (TREE Act) bill text
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Doggett materially advanced the promised policy by introducing the TREE Act, which directly proposed prohibiting imports of commodities and products linked to deforestation or forest degradation and included enforcement and due diligence provisions. However, the evidence only shows introduction and referral to committee, not enactment or implementation of binding U.S. import standards. Because the promised outcome was to establish the standards, not merely propose them, this is a failed but serious legislative attempt.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%