Pursue a comprehensive energy plan to increase domestic energy production and move toward greater energy independence.

John Hoeven · North Dakota · Republican

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Occurrences

That means: A comprehensive energy plan so we can produce more domestic energy and move toward greater energy independence.

Hoeven pledges to back a broad energy plan focused on domestic production and energy independence.

Hoeven for Senate
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Evidence

Hoeven says he is committed to a comprehensive, states-first, all-of-the-above energy strategy and to restoring America’s energy dominance.

This is the senator’s own official energy page. It directly matches the campaign promise’s core themes: a comprehensive plan, higher domestic production, and energy independence/security.

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Energy - John Hoeven
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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.

Concrete federal-service evidence that Hoeven used his office to protect domestic oil and gas production and frame it as an energy-security issue.

partial same_term A for effort

Hoeven Statement on EPA Guidance Providing Clarity on Oil & Natural Gas Flaring
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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.

Concrete evidence of active advocacy for more domestic energy production and a broader energy strategy during his Senate service.

partial same_term A for effort

Hoeven Makes the Case for “Crack the Code 2.0” with Interior Secretary Burgum at Senate Energy Hearing
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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.

Shows concrete legislative activity consistent with the promise’s energy agenda, though the available page does not itself prove full completion of the broader goal.

partial same_term A for effort

Sponsored/Co-Sponsored Legislation - John Hoeven
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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.

Same-term evidence that Hoeven took serious legislative action to expand North American energy infrastructure, though the effort was blocked by presidential veto.

partial same_term A for effort

S.1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, 114th Congress
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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.

Official issue-page evidence directly matching the promise's themes: comprehensive energy planning, domestic production, and energy independence/security.

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Energy - John Hoeven
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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.

Recent official evidence of concrete delivery on domestic energy production through federal funding for enhanced oil recovery and coal-sector support.

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Hoeven Secures $36 Million for Crack the Code 2.0 Phase One
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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.

Official legislative record showing sustained energy-policy activity by Hoeven in later Senate service, consistent with pursuing the promised energy agenda.

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John Hoeven | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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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.

Official enacted-law evidence that later federal energy provisions aligned with Hoeven's domestic production agenda became law.

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H.R.1 - 119th Congress: Public Law No. 119-21
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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.

Official vote evidence tying Hoeven personally to Senate passage of the enacted 2025 package that included domestic energy-related tax provisions.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote 372
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Assessments

delivered later_term

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.

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delivered same_term

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.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 89%