That means: A comprehensive energy plan so we can produce more domestic energy and move toward greater energy independence.
Pursue a comprehensive energy plan to increase domestic energy production and move toward greater energy independence.
Occurrences
Evidence
Hoeven says he is committed to a comprehensive, states-first, all-of-the-above energy strategy and to restoring America’s energy dominance.
Hoeven backed EPA guidance that lets oil and gas producers keep operating in some flaring scenarios and said the U.S. needs to produce more energy at home.
At a Senate energy hearing, Hoeven advanced a project to expand enhanced oil recovery in the Bakken, extend coal-plant life, and seek DOE funding to raise production.
The senator’s legislation list includes S.3335, the National Coal Council Act of 2025, which was read twice and referred to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Congress.gov lists Hoeven as sponsor of S.1, an energy bill introduced January 6, 2015, to authorize Keystone XL construction and operation. The bill passed both chambers but was vetoed, and the Senate failed to override the veto.
Hoeven's official Senate energy page states that he is committed to a comprehensive, states-first, all-of-the-above energy strategy and ties that approach to energy production, national security, and reduced reliance on foreign imports.
Hoeven announced $36 million in Department of Energy funding for Crack the Code 2.0, describing the project as a federal, state, and industry effort to double Bakken oil recovery and extend coal-fired power plant life.
Congress.gov's member page lists Hoeven with 118 energy-subject measures and shows him sponsoring 2025 energy bills including the North American Energy Act, Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act, and GRID Power Act.
Congress.gov records H.R.1 becoming Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025. Its CRS summary includes an increased carbon oxide sequestration tax credit for use in qualified oil or gas recovery projects and tax treatment for oil, gas, or geothermal drilling costs.
The Senate roll-call page for H.R.1 shows the bill passed on July 1, 2025, and lists Hoeven voting yea on final passage.
Assessments
Hoeven made sustained federal efforts matching the promise to pursue a comprehensive domestic-energy agenda, including sponsoring the 2015 Keystone XL bill during his first Senate term, maintaining an all-of-the-above energy platform, sponsoring and supporting later energy measures, voting for enacted 2025 legislation with domestic energy production-related tax provisions, and securing 2026 DOE funding tied to Bakken oil recovery and coal-sector support. The strongest concrete delivery evidence came after the original 2011-2017 Senate term, so later_term is the best timing classification.
The promise was to pursue a comprehensive energy plan, not to single-handedly deliver national energy independence. In federal office, Hoeven consistently used his Senate role to advance an all-of-the-above domestic energy agenda through hearings, public advocacy, regulatory support for oil and gas production, and energy-related legislation. That constitutes material pursuit of the promised policy direction during his Senate service, so the promise is best scored as delivered on pursuit-based terms rather than only partial based on the broader national outcome.