Reduce the intrusion of the federal bureaucracy into business decisions and the lives of Kansans.

Derek Schmidt · Kansas · Republican

policy impact 0.60 specificity 0.35 extraction confidence 78%

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

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Schmidt works to ... reduce the intrusion of the federal bureaucracy into the business decisions and lives of everyday Kansans.

The official House biography says Schmidt works to limit federal bureaucracy in business decisions and Kansans' everyday lives.

About | Representative Derek Schmidt
secondary · other · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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Schmidt's official House biography states he has represented Kansas's 2nd District since January 3, 2025, and says he works to reduce federal bureaucracy's intrusion into Kansans' business decisions and lives.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Establishes the promise as an active federal-office priority during his first House term.

unresolved same_term

Representative Derek Schmidt |
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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Congress.gov lists multiple 119th Congress public laws disapproving federal agency rules, including EPA, DOE, IRS, CFPB, OCC, National Park Service, and California vehicle-emissions waivers.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Shows enacted deregulatory measures during Schmidt's first House term, supporting partial fulfillment of a broad anti-bureaucracy promise.

partial same_term

Public Laws | 119th Congress | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Congress.gov records H.J.Res.35 as Public Law 119-2. CRS summarizes it as nullifying an EPA methane emissions charge rule for petroleum and natural gas systems.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This enacted CRA resolution reduced a federal regulatory requirement on an energy-sector business activity.

partial same_term A for effort

H.J.Res.35 - EPA Waste Emissions Charge Congressional Disapproval | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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The Clerk records Roll Call 52 as passage of H.J.Res.35 by 220-206, and lists Rep. Schmidt, Republican of Kansas, voting Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Direct official vote record ties Schmidt to passage of a deregulatory CRA measure that became law.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 52 | H.J.Res.35 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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Congress.gov records H.J.Res.20 as Public Law 119-6. CRS summarizes it as nullifying a Department of Energy rule amending efficiency standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This enacted CRA resolution reduced a federal appliance-efficiency regulatory requirement affecting consumers and businesses.

partial same_term A for effort

H.J.Res.20 - DOE Water Heater Standards Congressional Disapproval | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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The Clerk records Roll Call 53 as passage of H.J.Res.20 by 221-198 with 2 present, and lists Rep. Schmidt, Republican of Kansas, voting Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Direct official vote record ties Schmidt to passage of another deregulatory CRA measure that became law.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 53 | H.J.Res.20 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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Congress.gov shows the REINS Act of 2025 remained in introduced status. CRS summarizes it as requiring congressional approval before major agency rules could take effect.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A broader structural reform to curb federal agency rulemaking had not become law, so the broad promise was not fully delivered by this record.

never same_term

H.R.142 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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H J RES 210 | On Passage | P | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, the House passed a Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution aimed at an EPA California nonroad-engine rule. This is relevant deregulatory movement but, from this source alone, does not show final enactment or Schmidt's individual vote.

unresolved same_term

U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

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announced that he is cosponsoring the SKIM Act, legislation to crack down on rampant EBT card and identity fraud

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Schmidt's official site lists a new September 15, 2026 cosponsorship announcement. It is concrete legislative activity during his House term, but it is an unenacted anti-fraud effort and does not itself deliver the broad bureaucracy-reduction promise.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Representative Derek Schmidt |
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Schmidt | Schmidt | Republican | KS | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official roll call ties Schmidt to a yea vote on House passage of H.J.Res.210, a CRA disapproval resolution targeting an EPA California at-berth vessel standards decision. This is concrete deregulatory effort, but not final enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Schmidt | Schmidt | Republican | KS | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official roll call ties Schmidt to a yea vote on House passage of H.J.Res.213, another CRA disapproval resolution targeting an EPA California nonroad-engine/harbor-craft standards decision. No final enactment was found in the Sept. 23-25 lookback, so this is effort rather than delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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

Schmidt entered federal office on January 3, 2025, and during that same House term voted for deregulatory Congressional Review Act resolutions that became law, including measures nullifying EPA methane-charge and DOE water-heater efficiency rules. Those actions reduced some federal regulatory requirements affecting businesses and consumers and give him candidate credit as a sitting House member. However, the promise was broad, covering federal bureaucracy generally in business decisions and Kansans' lives, and the evidence does not show a comprehensive reduction or enactment of broader structural reforms such as the REINS Act. The best judgment is partial fulfillment in the same term, with an effort badge for concrete legislative participation.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%