Keep the Snake River dams in place when serving in Congress.

Michael Baumgartner · Washington · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 94%

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

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Occurrences

When I’m in Congress, the dams are staying right where they are.

Baumgartner committed that, if elected to Congress, the Snake River dams would remain in place.

Our Snake River dams are so important
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.5

Border crossings have plummeted, crime is down, taxes are lower and our regional interests—like the Lower Snake River Dams—are finally protected. But the Far Left won’t stop trying to undo this progress. I’m running for re-election to ensure the 5th District remains a stronghold for the American Dream.

Baumgartner says he is running for re-election to preserve regional protections including the Lower Snake River Dams.

Michael Baumgartner for Congress | Vote | Spokane, WA, USA
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Evidence

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Baumgartner applauded the Trump administration's withdrawal from the 2023 Columbia Basin salmon agreement and said breaching the Lower Snake River dams is not the solution.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): He publicly opposed Lower Snake River dam breaching and endorsed keeping the dams in place.

delivered same_term A for effort

Baumgartner Applauds Withdrawal from Dam-Breaching Agreement - Michael Baumgartner
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

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GovInfo bill text shows Newhouse introduced H.R. 2073 for himself and Baumgartner, among others. The bill would prohibit federal funding for breaching, studying breach, functionally altering, or providing dam-removal technical assistance for the Lower Snake River dams.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Baumgartner took a concrete congressional step in the same term by joining H.R. 2073, a bill aimed directly at keeping the Lower Snake River dams in place. The bill text shows effort but not enactment, so it supports partial delivery rather than full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 2073 (IH) - Defending our Dams Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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DOE announced it had withdrawn from the Columbia River System MOU and said the action would let the Pacific Northwest continue relying on Lower Snake River dam hydropower.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This official agency action materially advanced the anti-breach outcome by ending federal participation in an agreement tied to replacing services from the Lower Snake River dams and possible breaching. It supports partial delivery because the dams remained in place, but the source does not establish Baumgartner caused the executive action or that Congress permanently secured the result.

partial same_term

Energy Department Withdraws from Biden-Era Columbia River System Memorandum of Understanding
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

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Assessments

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

The Lower Snake River dams remained in place during Baumgartner's congressional term, and he took concrete same-term actions aligned with the promise, including public opposition to breaching and joining H.R. 2073, the Defending our Dams Act. The Trump administration's withdrawal from the Columbia River System MOU also advanced the anti-breach outcome in the same term. However, the record does not show Baumgartner caused that executive action, and his congressional bill had not been enacted, so the promise is best credited as partially fulfilled rather than fully delivered by his own congressional action.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term

The evidence shows Baumgartner publicly opposed breaching the Lower Snake River dams and praised the withdrawal from a dam-breaching agreement while serving in Congress. That supports some candidate credit for helping keep the dams in place, but the record provided does not show a direct legislative or executive action by him that clearly secured the outcome, so full delivery is not established.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 78%