Defend against attacks on LGBTQI+ rights and advance LGBTQI+ equality in Congress.

Mark Pocan · Wisconsin · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.74 extraction confidence 91%

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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GovInfo lists H.R. 15 as the Equality Act in the 119th Congress, with the full title: “To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.” The action and cosponsor list include Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Pocan cosponsored the 119th Congress Equality Act, a comprehensive LGBTQI+ nondiscrimination bill. This is concrete action to advance LGBTQI+ equality in Congress, though the bill record shows introduction/referral rather than enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

GovInfo - H.R. 15 (IH) - Equality Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Roll Call 184 was an on-passage recorded vote for H.R. 2616, PROTECT Kids Act. Status: Passed, Aye 217, No 198. The vote list records: “Pocan | Democratic | WI | No.”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Pocan voted against H.R. 2616, a House bill affecting gender markers, pronouns, preferred names, and sex-based accommodations in schools. The bill still passed the House, so this supports concrete but unsuccessful defensive action rather than full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House - Roll Call 184, H.R. 2616
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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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

Pocan took concrete same-term congressional action aligned with the promise: he cosponsored the 119th Congress Equality Act to advance LGBTQI+ nondiscrimination protections and voted against H.R. 2616, a House bill characterized as limiting LGBTQI+ student rights. However, the evidence shows the Equality Act was introduced/referred rather than enacted, and H.R. 2616 passed the House despite his opposition. That supports meaningful effort and partial fulfillment, but not full delivery of the promised defensive and equality-advancing outcomes.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%