Brett Guthrie will support legislation that backs law enforcement, strengthens penalties for criminals who target police officers, and cracks down on crime in American communities.

Brett Guthrie · Kentucky · Republican

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Evidence

Guthrie voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 96, "Expressing support for law enforcement officers," in the House vote record.

Official roll-call record showing Guthrie supported a House resolution backing law enforcement officers.

partial same_term A for effort

Vote Record | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
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Guthrie voted Yea on H.Res. 1252, the resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

Official roll-call record showing Guthrie backed a law-enforcement-focused memorial resolution.

partial same_term A for effort

Vote Record | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
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Guthrie voted Yea on H.R. 6260, the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025.

Official roll-call record showing Guthrie supported a bill framed as cracking down on violent offenders.

partial same_term A for effort

Vote Record | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
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Guthrie voted Yea on H.R. 5625, the Cashless Bail Reporting Act.

Official roll-call record showing Guthrie supported legislation tied to criminal justice and bail policy.

partial same_term A for effort

Vote Record | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
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Guthrie said he voted for S. 2, the Secure America Act, funding ICE and CBP through fiscal year 2029 and saying the bill would "keep Americans safe."

Official member statement showing Guthrie supported a law-enforcement funding package and framed it as a public-safety measure.

partial same_term A for effort

Guthrie Votes to Fund ICE, Border Patrol, and End Democrats’ Open-Border Distraction | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
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The Clerk recorded Roll Call 23 on S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, as passed 263-156 on January 22, 2025; Brett Guthrie of Kentucky is listed as voting Yea.

Official House roll call shows Guthrie supported a crime and immigration-enforcement bill in the current congressional term.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 23, S. 5, Laken Riley Act | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House
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The enrolled Laken Riley Act requires detention of covered aliens charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admitting burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or a crime resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

Official enacted bill text shows the law covered assault of law enforcement officers and serious crimes, addressing part of the promise but mainly through immigration detention rather than general criminal penalty increases.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 5 Enrolled Bill, Laken Riley Act | GovInfo
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Congress.gov lists S. 5 as Public Law No. 119-1, signed by the President on January 29, 2025, after House passage by roll call 23.

Official legislative history confirms Guthrie's supported S. 5 became law in the same House term.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - S.5 - 119th Congress: Laken Riley Act | Congress.gov
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The Clerk recorded Roll Call 42 on H.R. 35, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, as passed 264-155 on February 13, 2025; Brett Guthrie of Kentucky is listed as voting Yea.

Official House roll call shows Guthrie supported a bill directly focused on officer safety and penalties for fleeing law enforcement near the border.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 42, H.R. 35, Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House
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H.R. 35 would create a federal offense for fleeing a Border Patrol agent or assisting law enforcement officer within 100 miles of the border, with imprisonment up to 2 years generally, 5 to 20 years if serious bodily injury results, and 10 years to life if death results.

Official bill text demonstrates a concrete officer-safety penalty proposal that Guthrie voted for, though the bill had only passed the House.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 35 Engrossed in House, Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act | GovInfo
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 35 as passed by the House on February 13, 2025, by roll call 42, then received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; its status is Passed House, not became law.

Official legislative history confirms Guthrie's supported officer-safety penalty bill advanced but was not enacted as of the available record, supporting partial fulfillment with clear effort.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.35 - 119th Congress: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act | Congress.gov
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The Clerk recorded Roll Call 33 on H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, as passed 312-108 on February 6, 2025; Brett Guthrie of Kentucky is listed as voting Yea.

Official House roll call shows Guthrie backed a crime-and-law-enforcement bill aimed at fentanyl trafficking.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 33, H.R. 27, HALT Fentanyl Act | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House
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H.R. 27 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to schedule fentanyl-related substances; the bill title is the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act.

Official bill text shows the measure Guthrie supported was a drug-trafficking enforcement bill, relevant to the promise to crack down on crime.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 27 Engrossed in House, HALT Fentanyl Act | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 27 as passed by the House on February 6, 2025, by roll call 33, then received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; the policy area is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Official legislative history confirms the anti-fentanyl crime bill advanced in the House but had not become law in this record, supporting partial fulfillment and effort.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.27 - 119th Congress: HALT Fentanyl Act | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Guthrie's office stated that he voted for S. 2, the Secure America Act, a package providing funding to ICE and CBP through fiscal year 2029, and quoted him saying the bill would keep ICE and CBP funded and operational to keep Americans safe.

Official member statement shows Guthrie supported federal law-enforcement funding tied to public safety in the same term.

partial same_term A for effort

Guthrie Votes to Fund ICE, Border Patrol, and End Democrats’ Open-Border Distraction | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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Guthrie's official vote record lists a Yea vote on H.R. 35, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, on February 13, 2025, and a Yea vote on H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, on February 6, 2025.

Official member vote record corroborates Guthrie's support for officer-safety and anti-drug-crime legislation.

partial same_term A for effort

Vote Record | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
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H.R. 1156 would extend the limitations period for criminal prosecution or civil enforcement actions involving fraud under pandemic unemployment programs to 10 years after the violation or conspiracy.

Official bill text supports the broader anti-crime portion of the promise by showing another enforcement bill Guthrie voted for, though it is not specifically about police officers.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 1156 Engrossed in House, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act | Congress.gov
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Assessments

delivered same_term

Guthrie fulfilled the promise as framed because it committed him to support legislation, not necessarily to singlehandedly enact every element. In the same federal House term, he voted for enacted crime-related legislation such as the Laken Riley Act, which covered detention for certain offenses including assault of a law enforcement officer, and supported multiple House-passed or pending measures backing law enforcement, officer safety, stronger consequences for fleeing officers, fentanyl enforcement, bail reporting, and law-enforcement funding. Some measures did not become law, but the promised action was legislative support, and the record shows sustained support across the promised policy areas.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

partial same_term A for effort

The promise was to support legislation in three related areas: backing law enforcement, strengthening penalties for criminals who target police officers, and cracking down on crime. The evidence shows Guthrie cast multiple supportive votes during his current House term, including a resolution supporting law enforcement officers and bills framed as keeping violent offenders off the streets and funding federal enforcement agencies. That is enough to show meaningful follow-through on the general law-enforcement and anti-crime portions of the promise. But the record provided does not clearly show he supported a specific enacted or clearly identified measure that strengthens penalties for offenders who target police officers, so the full promise is not completely established.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 87%