I will support legislation to protect streams and lands impacted by mining by requiring timely reclamation deadlines and improving surface and groundwater inspections and monitoring during mining and reclamation.

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. · Virginia · Democratic

policy impact 0.60 specificity 0.80 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

The CLEAN UP Mines Act would require timely reclamation by setting enforceable deadlines for reclamation milestones and improve inspections and monitoring protocols for surface water and ground water during mining and reclamation.

Beyer introduced the CLEAN UP Mines Act, which would strengthen environmental protections for waters and lands affected by mining through reclamation deadlines and improved water monitoring.

Beyer Introduces Legislation to Protect Streams and Lands Impacted by Mining | U.S. Representative Don Beyer
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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Rep. Beyer's office announced that he introduced the CLEAN UP Mines Act to strengthen protections for streams and lands impacted by mining, including enforceable reclamation milestones and improved surface- and groundwater inspection and monitoring during mining and reclamation.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is the closest recent official evidence found. It directly matches the commitment: Beyer introduced legislation with timely reclamation deadlines and expanded water inspection/monitoring requirements. No newer May 30-June 1 action was found in the search results.

delivered unknown A for effort

Beyer Introduces Legislation to Protect Streams and Lands Impacted by Mining | U.S. Representative Don Beyer
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

unverified · Source version 26475 · locator unknown

Congress.gov lists Rep. Donald S. Beyer as sponsor of H.R.8062, introduced April 18, 2024. The bill text amends surface mining law to set reclamation schedules and require quarterly monitoring of surface water and groundwater during mining and reclamation.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text confirms Beyer previously sponsored substantially matching legislation, with concrete reclamation deadlines plus surface- and groundwater monitoring provisions. The bill was introduced and referred to committee, not enacted, but the promise was to support legislation.

delivered unknown A for effort

Text - H.R.8062 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Stream Protection and Vegetation Restoration Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

unverified · Source version 26473 · locator unknown

Beyer’s office said he introduced the CLEAN UP Mines Act, which would require timely reclamation deadlines and improve surface-water and groundwater inspection and monitoring during mining and reclamation.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This House press release is the strongest official proof of follow-through on the commitment. It directly matches the promised policy and shows Beyer took concrete legislative action by introducing the CLEAN UP Mines Act. No newer official action appeared in the June 28-30 lookback window.

delivered unknown A for effort

Beyer Introduces Legislation to Protect Streams and Lands Impacted by Mining | U.S. Representative Don Beyer
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

verified · Source version 72807 · locator 1390

Latest action May 26, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Recent tracker update in the lookback window shows H.R. 9023 had no newer action beyond referral to committee; this does not undercut delivery because the promise was to support legislation, not secure enactment.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 9023 — CLEAN UP Mines Act of 2026 | BillBoard
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

verified · Source version 72809 · locator 442

Mr. Beyer (for himself, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Deluzio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo bill text confirms Beyer introduced H.R. 9023, the CLEAN UP Mines Act, as concrete legislative support during his House service.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 9023 Introduced in House (IH) - 119th Congress | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

verified · Source version 72809 · locator 4500

All backfilling and regrading to ensure proper drainage control, prevent leaching of toxic materials, eliminate highwalls, spoil piles, and depressions

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text matches the reclamation and land-protection portion of the commitment by imposing cleanup requirements for mined land features and drainage control.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 9023 Introduced in House (IH) - 119th Congress | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

verified · Source version 72809 · locator 5158

require quarterly monitoring of both surface water and ground water during mining and reclamation

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text directly satisfies the promised surface-water and groundwater inspection or monitoring component.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 9023 Introduced in House (IH) - 119th Congress | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

Beyer materially followed through by introducing the CLEAN UP Mines Act while serving in office, and the bill text matches the promise’s core elements: timely reclamation deadlines plus stronger surface- and groundwater inspection and monitoring during mining and reclamation. The commitment was to support legislation, not necessarily to enact it, so this counts as delivered on the basis of his sponsored legislative action.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. unknown A for effort

The promise was to support legislation, not necessarily to secure enactment. Rep. Beyer sponsored or introduced bills that directly match the promised policy: mining-related stream and land protections, enforceable/timely reclamation requirements, and improved surface-water and groundwater inspection or monitoring during mining and reclamation. Because the payload does not identify the campaign term or promise date needed to tie the action to the same congressional term, timing is unknown.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%