Darin LaHood will continue advocating for effective trade policies and regulations that strengthen America's economy.

Darin LaHood · Illinois · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.48 extraction confidence 76%

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LaHood is a committed conservative and a leading advocate for effective trade policies and regulations that strengthen America’s economy.

The campaign says LaHood advocates for trade policies and regulations intended to strengthen the economy.

About - LaHood for Congress
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Evidence

Congress.gov lists H.R.591 as a Foreign Trade and International Finance bill introduced on 2025-01-21. It lists Rep. Darin LaHood as an original cosponsor and describes remedies against foreign extraterritorial or discriminatory taxes affecting trade and economic policy.

LaHood took same-term legislative action on trade-related remedies against foreign tax policies targeting U.S. persons and businesses.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.591 - Defending American Jobs and Investment Act
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LaHood's office said he spoke at a House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on American trade enforcement priorities, questioned a witness on U.S. leadership in digital trade policy, and supported action against discriminatory digital services taxes and targeted digital trade policies.

This is direct same-term advocacy on trade enforcement, digital trade rules, and foreign regulations affecting American innovators, businesses, and workers.

delivered same_term A for effort

LaHood Highlights Need for U.S. Leadership on Digital Trade, Commends President Trump's Executive Order Protecting American Innovation
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Darin LaHood as an original cosponsor on 2025-03-05 of H.R.1869, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2025.

LaHood backed concrete trade-enforcement legislation aimed at protecting American industry and labor from trade crimes.

delivered same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.1869 - Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2025
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The H.Res.230 text lists Mr. LaHood among the members submitting the resolution. The resolution calls for effective food and agricultural trade policies, expanded market access, lower tariffs, enforcement of trade commitments, and removal of unwarranted nontariff barriers.

LaHood joined a same-term resolution that closely matches the promise's wording on effective trade policies and economic competitiveness.

delivered same_term A for effort

Text - H.Res.230 - Expressing the sense that Congress and the administration must work together, with urgency, to pursue effective food and agricultural trade policies
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The H.R.1024 text says Mr. Panetta introduced the bill for himself, Mr. LaHood, and others. The bill would authorize normal trade relations treatment for products of Kazakhstan.

LaHood helped introduce same-term legislation to modernize a bilateral trade relationship by extending normal trade relations treatment.

delivered same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.1024 - US-Kazakhstan Trade Modernization Act
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LaHood's office identified him as Co-Chair of the Digital Trade Caucus and said he led a letter to President Trump about the EU trade deal, urging continued action on discriminatory digital trade policies and digital trade barriers.

LaHood continued same-term advocacy with the administration on EU digital trade rules affecting American firms.

delivered same_term A for effort

LaHood, Colleagues Praise Trump Administration for Trade Deal with the EU
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Assessments

delivered same_term

This promise was about continued advocacy, not guaranteeing enactment of a specific trade law. In LaHood's post-2024 same federal term, the record shows repeated, direct trade-policy advocacy in his role as a U.S. Representative: he co-submitted H.Res.230 calling for effective trade policies, cosponsored multiple 2025 trade bills, participated in a House trade hearing on enforcement and digital trade, and led or joined administration-facing advocacy on EU digital trade barriers. For a House member, those actions are the relevant measure of delivery, and they match the promise to continue advocating for trade policies and regulations aimed at strengthening the U.S. economy.

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delivered same_term A for effort

The promise was to continue advocating for effective trade policies and regulations, not to enact a specific final law. During the same federal term after the 2024 election, LaHood took multiple relevant actions: original cosponsorship of trade-enforcement and foreign-tax remedy legislation, participation in a trade-policy resolution, introduction support for Kazakhstan trade modernization, committee advocacy on digital trade and enforcement, and a letter pressing the administration on EU digital trade barriers. These actions directly satisfy the promised advocacy within the same term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%