Promote entrepreneurship and innovation to grow the economy.

Richard McCormick · Georgia · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 97%

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

Occurrences

Promote entrepreneurship and innovation to grow the economy

Commits to policies that encourage entrepreneurship and innovation for economic growth.

Opportunity Restored | Dr. Rich McCormick for Congress
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Evidence

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Rich says he will create legislation to 'promote entrepreneurship and innovation to grow the economy.'

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Campaign material explicitly states the promise being evaluated.

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Opportunity Restored | Dr. Rich McCormick for Congress
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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GovInfo shows McCormick introduced H.R. 3915 to improve aviation weather forecasting and data acquisition; the bill was referred to committee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): McCormick introduced technology-focused legislation aimed at improving a practical sector of the economy.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 3915 - Aviation Weather Improvement Act
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 89%

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GovInfo records McCormick as a cosponsor on a bill to amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): He backed an innovation-linked research and biosecurity bill, showing concrete legislative support for innovation policy.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 3029 - Nucleic Acid Standards for Biosecurity Act
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 84%

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McCormick said the hearing was about 'an issue at the intersection of energy policy, innovation, and national competitiveness' and focused on whether America can build needed AI infrastructure fast enough.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As a committee chairman, he publicly advanced an innovation/infrastructure agenda tied to AI growth.

partial same_term A for effort

Subcommittee Chairman McCormick Opens Hearing on AI Data Center Infrastructure
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 90%

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McCormick said he and Rep. Scott Franklin sent a letter urging Commerce to reconsider the AI chip export rule, and the administration later rescinded and redrafted it.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): He took direct action on a policy affecting U.S. tech growth and innovation, with at least partial policy impact.

partial same_term A for effort

Big Win for US Tech: Rescission of the Biden Administration’s AI Export Rule
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 79%

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House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin and Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Rich McCormick sent letters to the National Science Foundation (NSF), Indivisible Project, Sierra Club, 350?.org, and Oil Change International requesting information and documents concerning foreign funding, affiliations, and potential influence in U.S. artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure policy.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Recent official committee activity shows McCormick continuing oversight tied to AI infrastructure, energy resilience, and economic competitiveness, but it is investigative activity rather than enacted delivery of the broader entrepreneurship-and-innovation promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Babin, McCormick Probe Foreign Influence in U.S. AI and Energy Policy - Press Releases - House Committee on Science Space & Tech - Republicans
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Bera) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records McCormick introducing H.R. 9755, a biotechnology leadership and innovation bill. The action supports partial fulfillment through concrete promotion of innovation policy, but the bill was only introduced and referred, not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 9755 (IH) - Biotechnology Diplomacy Leadership Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9755ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

McCormick made concrete same-term efforts aligned with the promise, including introducing technology-focused legislation, cosponsoring innovation-related research legislation, chairing an AI infrastructure hearing, and pushing for changes to AI export rules. However, the record provided does not show a broad delivered outcome of growing the economy through entrepreneurship and innovation, nor passage of a major entrepreneurship or innovation-growth package. The promise is therefore best rated as partially fulfilled through promotion and policy activity rather than fully delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%