Work with the sponsors to advance these bills through the House.

Bruce Westerman · Arkansas · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.72 extraction confidence 88%

Occurrences

I look forward to working with the sponsors to advance these bills through the House.

Westerman commits to help move the committee's bills through the House.

Committee Advances Legislation to Unleash Resources, Suppress Illegal Fishing and Protect Battlefields | House Committee on Natural Resources
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Congressman Westerman will continue working toward a comprehensive health care legislation for all Americans in the 119th Congress.

Westerman commits to keep working on advancing comprehensive health care legislation in the 119th Congress.

WESTERMAN INTRODUCES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE BILL FOR ALL AMERICANS | Congressman Bruce Westerman
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

I would like to see it passed in both bodies of the Congress so we can move forward in this particular area.

Westerman expressed support for advancing the legislation through Congress.

Oversight Field Hearing on Tribal Prosperity and Self-Determination Through Energy Development
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I strongly urge the committee to report an appropriate rule to provide for the consideration of this legislation on the floor of the House.

Westerman urged committee action to move the Fix Our Forests Act forward in the House.

Westerman Testifies in Support of Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act | House Committee on Natural Resources
primary · speech · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources reported eight bills ... Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement ... 'I look forward to working with the sponsors to advance these bills through the House.'

Westerman took a concrete committee action by reporting eight bills and publicly committing to work with sponsors to move them through the House, but this is committee-stage progress rather than completed enactment. No official floor passage or later action was found in the 2026-04-23 to 2026-04-25 lookback window, so the promise remains unresolved.

unresolved unknown A for effort

Committee Advances Legislation to Unleash Resources, Suppress Illegal Fishing and Protect Battlefields | House Committee on Natural Resources
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 90%

Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources reported eight bills ... Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement ... "I look forward to working with the sponsors to advance these bills through the House."

Westerman publicly committed to working with the bills' sponsors and the committee took a concrete step by reporting the bills, which is direct evidence of active advancement through the House process.

partial later_term A for effort

Committee Advances Legislation to Unleash Resources, Suppress Illegal Fishing and Protect Battlefields | House Committee on Natural Resources
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

Actions Overview: 01/23/2025 | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 279 - 141 (Roll no. 25).

One of Westerman's House bills advanced through the House by recorded roll call passage, showing the kind of legislative progress referenced in the promise.

delivered later_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.471 - Fix Our Forests Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Passed House

A second Westerman-sponsored bill reached Passed House status, reinforcing that he did work with sponsors to move legislation through the chamber.

delivered later_term A for effort

H.R.4776 - SPEED Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

The House Committee on Natural Resources reported eight bills, and Chairman Bruce Westerman said, "I look forward to working with the sponsors to advance these bills through the House."

Westerman took an explicit, public step to work with bill sponsors after the committee reported legislation, which is concrete advancement activity but not proof of full House passage or enactment within the lookback window.

partial later_term A for effort

Committee Advances Legislation to Unleash Resources, Suppress Illegal Fishing and Protect Battlefields | House Committee on Natural Resources
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

The House Committee on Natural Resources reported that the House "advanced legislation" and Chairman Bruce Westerman said, "Today, the House passed a wide range of House Committee on Natural Resources bills."

Official committee notice shows House floor advancement of multiple Natural Resources bills, and Westerman publicly framed the action as House passage of bills the committee had advanced.

delivered later_term A for effort

House Advances Legislation to Unleash Geothermal Energy, Encourage Outdoor Recreation, Support Tribes | House Committee on Natural Resources
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

The House Committee on Natural Resources said the House "advanced legislation" on June 3, and Westerman stated, "I thank my colleagues for leading these bills."

Another official committee release confirms continued House advancement of Natural Resources bills with Westerman participating in the messaging around those bills.

delivered later_term A for effort

House Advances Public Lands, Alaska Natives Legislation | House Committee on Natural Resources
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

Assessments

delivered later_term A for effort

The evidence shows Bruce Westerman publicly committed to working with bill sponsors and, as chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, helped advance multiple bills through the House, including measures that passed the chamber. Because the legislative movement occurred later than the original campaign context, but was still directly tied to his sponsorship/committee leadership and not merely completed by unrelated officials, this counts as delivered with later-term timing.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

delivered later_term

The promised outcome was to work with sponsors to advance bills through the House, not necessarily to enact them into law. The evidence shows Westerman chaired or materially participated in committee advancement and that related House bills later reached House passage, including H.R.471 passing the House on January 23, 2025 and H.R.4776 showing Passed House status. Because these actions occurred after the 2019-2021 campaign-linked House term, the timing is later_term, but the federal House context and Westerman's ongoing role support giving him candidate credit for delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

delivered later_term A for effort

Westerman promised to work with sponsors to advance the referenced bills through the House. The strongest evidence shows more than committee-stage activity: at least one Westerman-backed bill, H.R.471, passed the House on January 23, 2025, and another, H.R.4776, is recorded as Passed House. Because these actions occurred well after the 2019-2021 House term tied to the 2018 campaign context, the proper timing is later_term. His committee leadership and sponsorship/advancement role provide sufficient candidate credit for delivery rather than merely partial credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%