Reform bankruptcy law so fossil fuel companies cannot use bankruptcy to evade environmental cleanup obligations, while prioritizing worker claims and making reclamation costs non-dischargeable.

Dave Min · California · Democratic

policy impact 0.86 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 96%

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

Occurrences

The Ending Fossil Fuel Bailouts Act would reform the Bankruptcy Code to prevent fossil fuel companies from using bankruptcy to evade environmental cleanup obligations.

Min commits to advancing a bankruptcy reform bill that blocks fossil fuel firms from escaping cleanup liabilities and gives priority to worker and reclamation claims.

Representative Min Announces Agenda to Hold Offshore Oil Polluters Accountable and Protect California’s Coastline | Representative Dave Min
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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Min announced the Ending Fossil Fuel Bailouts Act as part of a legislative agenda to stop fossil fuel companies from using bankruptcy to evade environmental cleanup obligations, prioritize worker and reclamation claims, and make reclamation costs non-dischargeable.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Latest official evidence found. It shows a serious concrete step toward the promise through introduction/announcement of a bill, but not enactment. I found no additional official development in the 2026-06-07 to 2026-06-09 lookback window.

partial same_term A for effort

Representative Min Announces Agenda to Hold Offshore Oil Polluters Accountable and Protect California’s Coastline | Representative Dave Min
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 87%

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

GovInfo lists H.R. 9035 as introduced in the House on May 26, 2026 by Dave Min and referred to the House Judiciary and Natural Resources Committees. The record’s last action date listed is May 26, 2026, and the bill version remains Introduced in House.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill-status evidence shows Min made a concrete same-term legislative attempt, but the bill had not advanced beyond introduction/referral as of the latest official record checked during the Aug. 26-28, 2026 lookback refresh.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 9035 (IH) - Ending Fossil Fuel Bailouts Act of 2026 - Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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The current U.S. Code page for 11 U.S.C. 554 says the text contains laws in effect on August 26, 2026 and lists only existing abandonment provisions in subsections (a)-(d), with amendments through 2010. It does not include H.R. 9035’s proposed subsection barring abandonment of fossil fuel assets as burdensome property.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current-code evidence from the lookback window indicates the promised bankruptcy-law change had not been enacted into this relevant Bankruptcy Code section by August 26, 2026.

never same_term A for effort

11 USC 554: Abandonment of property of the estate | U.S. Code
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 79%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Min materially attempted the promise in his current federal House term by sponsoring/announcing H.R. 9035, the Ending Fossil Fuel Bailouts Act of 2026, aimed at changing bankruptcy treatment for fossil fuel cleanup, worker, and reclamation obligations. However, the bill remained only introduced/referred and the relevant Bankruptcy Code provisions had not been amended as of the latest evidence. Because the promised legal reform was not enacted, this is not delivered, but the serious same-term legislative attempt merits the effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Min made a serious legislative attempt by announcing the Ending Fossil Fuel Bailouts Act to address bankruptcy abuse, worker claims, and reclamation costs, but the evidence shows only an introduction/agenda announcement and no enacted law or completed outcome. Under the stated rule, that is not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%