Continue supporting innovation and infrastructure development through strong policy initiatives in Washington.

During my visit, I had the opportunity to sit down with the team to discuss how we can continue supporting innovation and infrastructure development through strong policy initiatives in Washington.

Onder said he discussed how to continue supporting innovation and infrastructure development through strong policy initiatives in Washington.

Rep. Onder Newsletter: Business Spotlight 🔦 Bowman Consulting | Representative Bob Onder
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Onder's newsletter says he visited Bowman Consulting, discussed continuing support for innovation and infrastructure policy, and recently supported the BUILD America 250 Act after it passed committee.

Directly ties the campaign-style promise to a concrete recent action: supporting a committee-passed infrastructure package focused on roads, bridges, transit, and transportation systems. It is progress, not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Onder Newsletter: Business Spotlight 🔦 Bowman Consulting | Representative Bob Onder
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The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee announced approval of H.R. 8870 after a 14-hour markup; the bill invests in roads, bridges, transit, rail, highway safety, and motor carrier safety.

Official committee record confirms the infrastructure package Onder cited advanced out of committee during the lookback window. Because it had not become law by 2026-06-04, this supports partial delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

T&I Committee Approves BUILD America 250 Act | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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The Committee Repository says the amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to by voice vote and H.R. 8870 was ordered favorably reported, amended, 62-2.

This is the official markup record showing the infrastructure bill moved forward with strong committee support. It documents progress but not final passage or implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act); and other matters cleared for consideration | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
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The summary describes bridge improvement programs, transportation planning changes, digital infrastructure eligibility, rural project grants, freight planning, and a voluntary freight data-sharing program.

Bill materials show the package contains both infrastructure development and innovation-related provisions, matching the substance of the commitment, though still at the legislative proposal stage.

partial same_term A for effort

BUILD America 250 Act Section-by-Section Summary
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The Clerk lists Onder as sworn in on January 3, 2025, and assigned to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, including Aviation, Economic Development, and Water Resources subcommittees.

Establishes the relevant federal term and shows Onder holds committee assignments directly related to innovation, transportation, water, and infrastructure policy. Assignment alone is not delivery, but it supports the context for his committee actions.

partial same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The letter, signed first by Robert F. Onder, Jr. and Chris Deluzio, urges USACE to establish an Inland Navigation Construction Organization to improve inland navigation modernization oversight.

A primary signed letter shows Onder leading a concrete infrastructure policy oversight request for locks, dams, and inland waterways. It is an effort toward delivery; no agency implementation was shown in the lookback evidence.

partial same_term A for effort

May 14 Inland Navigation Construction Organization House Letter
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The official release title and indexed summaries report that Onder and Deluzio led colleagues calling for stronger oversight of Missouri River and inland waterway management through an INCO proposal.

This official member-office record reinforces that Onder took a recent Washington policy action on water infrastructure management. The evidence supports partial delivery because it is advocacy and oversight pressure, not completed infrastructure development.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Onder and Deluzio Lead Colleagues in Calling for Stronger Oversight of Missouri River Management | Representative Bob Onder
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Waterways Council reports that Onder and Deluzio led a bipartisan letter, joined by 37 House members from 15 states, requesting an Inland Navigation Construction Organization.

Independent sector tracking corroborates the scale of the inland-waterways effort and the number of House signers. It is useful corroboration but less authoritative than the signed letter and official House sources.

partial same_term A for effort

Waterways Council Timeline
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The Clerk lists Robert F. Onder, Jr. as the Republican representative for Missouri's 3rd District, with oath of office on Jan. 3, 2025, and assignments on Transportation and Infrastructure, including Aviation, Economic Development/Public Buildings/Emergency Management, and Water Resources and Environment.

Establishes the relevant same-term federal office and committee assignments directly tied to infrastructure and innovation policy jurisdiction. Committee membership alone is context, not fulfillment.

partial same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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GovInfo identifies H.R. 8870 as the BUILD America 250 Act, introduced May 19, 2026, to authorize funding for federal-aid highways, bridge construction and rehabilitation, highway safety programs, transit programs, and rail programs, and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure.

The official bill record shows a federal infrastructure-development package in Onder's committee during his term. It supports partial delivery because introduction/referral is progress, not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 8870 (IH) - Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act - GovInfo
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The bill text includes Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation provisions, bridge programs, freight and multimodal transportation provisions, safe integration of autonomous commercial motor vehicles, and a Title VI labeled Innovation with technology deployment and emerging-technology sections.

Bill text confirms the package substantively matches both infrastructure development and innovation policy. It remains partial because the text reviewed was introduced-stage bill text, not enacted law.

partial same_term A for effort

BUILD America 250 Act bill text - GovInfo
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The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee announced approval of H.R. 8870 after markup, describing it as a bipartisan five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill investing in roads, bridges, transit, rail, highway safety, and motor carrier safety, and encouraging innovation.

Official committee release shows the infrastructure/innovation package advanced in committee during Onder's first House term. This is concrete progress but not final passage or implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

T&I Committee Approves BUILD America 250 Act | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

The Committee Repository states that the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8870 was agreed to by voice vote and the bill was ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by a 62-2 recorded vote.

The official markup record documents advancement of the infrastructure bill out of committee. It supports effort and partial fulfillment, not full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Markup of H.R. 8870, BUILD America 250 Act - Committee Repository
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Waterways Council reports that Rep. Bob Onder and Rep. Chris Deluzio led a bipartisan letter to the Corps on May 14, joined by 37 House members from 15 states, requesting an Inland Navigation Construction Organization to improve lock and dam construction.

This corroborates a concrete same-term infrastructure oversight request on inland waterways. It is secondary evidence, useful because the signed letter was not accessible, and supports partial delivery through advocacy rather than completed infrastructure development.

partial same_term A for effort

Waterways Council Timeline
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 6938 as becoming Public Law 119-74 on Jan. 23, 2026; its summary says the law funds agencies and activities including NASA, NSF, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, DOE, Interior, EPA, and related agencies.

This is enacted same-term federal policy funding science/innovation and Corps infrastructure activity. Because it is a broad appropriations law rather than a targeted Onder initiative, it supports partial fulfillment.

partial same_term

H.R. 6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 - Congress.gov
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The Clerk's roll call for H.R. 6938 shows the bill passed the House 397-28 on Jan. 8, 2026, and lists Onder, Republican of Missouri, voting Yea.

Onder personally voted for the broad appropriations bill that later became law and funded Corps civil works and science agencies. This is concrete effort but only partial fulfillment of the broader promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 7, H.R. 6938, Office of the Clerk
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GovInfo lists Public Law 119-74 as approved Jan. 23, 2026, from H.R. 6938, an act making consolidated appropriations for fiscal year 2026, with legislative history showing House passage on Jan. 8 and Senate passage Jan. 13-15.

Confirms that one same-term measure Onder supported became law. The law provides stronger evidence of enacted policy than the pending BUILD America 250 Act, but it is still only partial relative to the full innovation-and-infrastructure promise.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-74 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 - GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%