Give communities a voice in energy projects in their area.

Paul Tonko · New York · Democratic

oversight impact 1.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 84%

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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Official GPO bill text lists Rep. Tonko among cosponsors of H.R. 7977, introduced March 18, 2026 and referred to multiple House committees. Title VII would create community benefits agreements, FERC intervenor funding, senior and Tribal community engagement officers, and grants to enhance community engagement in energy-related permitting and environmental reviews.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Tonko took concrete legislative action toward giving communities a voice in energy projects, but the bill text is only the introduced version and does not show enactment or implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 7977 (IH) - Energy Bills Relief Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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The House Rules Committee record for H. Res. 1336 shows a motion to allow consideration of H.R. 7977, the Energy Bills Relief Act, was defeated 3-6 on June 3, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A later official Rules Committee action indicates an attempt to advance the bill failed; as of the searched lookback window through August 18, 2026, no official evidence found that the community-voice provisions became law or were otherwise implemented.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. Res. 1336 - Same Day Recon
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 83%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Tonko materially advanced the promised goal by cosponsoring H.R. 7977 in the 119th Congress; the bill included community engagement measures for energy permitting, community benefits agreements, FERC intervenor funding, Tribal and senior community engagement officers, and related grants. However, the cited record shows a Rules Committee attempt to allow consideration of the bill was defeated on June 3, 2026, and there is no evidence that these provisions became law or were implemented. This supports credit for effort, but not fulfillment.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%