Josh will promote growth and innovation while ensuring these technologies are used ethically and beneficially by: Supporting the development of comprehensive regulations that provide clarity and security for emerging technologies like blockchain, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and machine learning; Encouraging public-private partnerships to drive innovation, ensuring the U.S. remains a global leader; Implementing measures to deter fraud and promote transparency and trust; and Ensuring that the development and implementation of these technologies align with national security interests, preventing adversaries from exploiting them for malicious purposes.
Will promote growth and innovation while ensuring these technologies are used ethically and beneficially by supporting comprehensive regulations for emerging technologies, encouraging public-private partnerships, implementing anti-fraud transparency measures, and aligning development with national security interests.
Occurrences
Congressman Josh Riley is backing the bipartisan Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act, legislation to strengthen U.S. export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and prevent foreign adversaries like China from accessing critical technology.
Evidence
Josh will promote growth and innovation while ensuring these technologies are used ethically and beneficially by supporting comprehensive regulations for emerging technologies like blockchain, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and machine learning; encouraging public-private partnerships; implementing measures to deter fraud and promote transparency and trust; and ensuring development aligns with national security interests.
Bills and resolutions cosponsored ... establish interagency task force to dismantle and shut down transnational criminal syndicates perpetuating mass online scam operations against Americans (see H.R. 5490), H4995 [2DE].
Introduced in House (09/18/2025). Sponsor: Rep. Shreve, Jefferson. Latest Action: House - 09/18/2025 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary... Status: Introduced.
Bills and resolutions cosponsored include H.R. 5490, the Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act, indexed to H4995 [2DE].
Latest Action: House - 09/18/2025 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary... Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.
From the Congressional Record, Volume 172 (2026): H.R. 5490... Cosponsors added, H253 [8JA].
Assessments
Riley took a concrete same-term legislative step by cosponsoring H.R. 5490, an anti-scam/transnational fraud bill that aligns with part of the promise's anti-fraud and national-security themes. But the bill remained introduced/referred with only cosponsor activity and did not pass, become law, or deliver the broader promised package of comprehensive emerging-technology regulation, public-private partnerships, transparency measures, and national-security alignment. Because there was a serious but unsuccessful legislative attempt, this is best scored as not delivered with an effort badge.
Riley made a concrete same-term legislative effort by cosponsoring H.R. 5490, an anti-scam bill related to the promise's anti-fraud and national-security components. However, the bill was only introduced and referred to committees, and the evidence does not show enactment of comprehensive emerging-technology regulations, public-private partnership measures, transparency rules, or broader national-security alignment. Because there was a serious attempt but the promised outcome was not delivered, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.
Riley made a concrete same-term legislative effort tied to the promise by cosponsoring H.R. 5490, an anti-scam measure related to fraud deterrence and national-security concerns around emerging technology-enabled scams. However, the evidence does not show delivery of the broader promised package: comprehensive regulation of emerging technologies, public-private partnerships, transparency measures, and alignment of development with national security interests. The cited bill also remained only introduced/referred, so the overall promised outcome was not fully achieved.