Promote economic policies that benefit all Americans
Promote economic policies that benefit all Americans.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Mark Harris's House issue page says he backs free enterprise, low taxes, deregulation, and pro-growth policies, and says he supported renewal and expansion of the Trump tax cuts.
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Congress.gov shows Mark Harris introduced H.R.2501, a tax-code bill referred to the House Ways and Means Committee on March 31, 2025; the bill remained at introduction/referred stage in the available record.
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In his May 2, 2025 statement, Harris endorsed President Trump's FY2026 budget request and praised the proposed $163 billion reduction in non-defense spending as a step toward restoring fiscal sanity.
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Mark Harris's official homepage lists a June 11, 2026 press release, "Harris Leads Letter Urging Treasury Secretary Bessent to Revoke SPLC's Tax-Exempt Status," indicating a concrete tax-related policy action during the lookback window.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 281 on July 22, 2026, for H. Con. Res. 113, a resolution establishing the FY2027 congressional budget and budgetary levels for FY2028-FY2036. The vote question was on agreeing to the resolution, the status was Passed by 216-214, and Harris (NC) voted Yea.
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GovInfo lists H. Con. Res. 113 as placed on the Senate calendar on July 23, 2026, after being received from the House. The measure's full title establishes the congressional budget for FY2027 and budgetary levels for FY2028-FY2036.
Assessments
The promise was framed as a broad commitment to promote economic policies, not to enact a specific statute or measurable economic result. During his same federal House term, Harris publicly backed low-tax, deregulatory, and pro-growth policies, introduced a tax-related bill, supported the FY2026 budget request, and voted for a House-passed FY2027 budget framework. These actions constitute same-term promotion of economic policy within his congressional role, though the evidence does not show a fully enacted economic-policy outcome.
The promise was to promote pro-growth economic policy, not necessarily to enact a specific law. Evidence shows Harris took concrete same-term steps consistent with that pledge, including introducing a tax-related bill, publicly backing extension of Trump tax cuts, supporting a budget framed around lower spending, and leading a Treasury-focused advocacy letter. Those actions show real effort and some delivery on the promotional aspect of the promise. However, the record provided does not show a major enacted economic policy outcome clearly attributable to Harris, nor proof that his actions produced broad benefits for all Americans, so full delivery is not established.
The promise is broad and low-specificity, but the evidence shows positioning and attempts rather than a completed federal policy outcome attributable to Mark Harris. Harris publicly supported lower taxes, deregulation, spending restraint, and renewal or expansion of Trump tax cuts, endorsed the FY2026 budget request, and introduced H.R.2501 in the 119th Congress. However, the cited bill remained only introduced/referred, and the record does not show an enacted economic policy outcome delivered by Harris during the same term. Because there was a serious legislative and policy effort but no fulfilled outcome, this should be scored as not delivered with an effort badge.
Harris has promoted and materially attempted economic policies consistent with the promise during his current federal House term, including public support for low taxes, deregulation, spending restraint, renewal/expansion of Trump tax cuts, endorsement of the FY2026 budget request, and introduction of H.R.2501. However, the evidence does not show that these policies were enacted or that a concrete economy-wide outcome benefiting all Americans was delivered. Because the promise is broad and the record shows advocacy and legislative effort but not completed policy delivery, partial credit is appropriate.
Harris took same-term actions consistent with the broad promise, including public support for low-tax, deregulatory, pro-growth policies, backing the FY2026 budget request, and introducing a tax-related bill. However, the evidence shows advocacy and legislative activity rather than enacted economic policy or measurable benefits for all Americans. Because the promise is broad and framed as 'promote,' these actions support partial fulfillment, but not full delivery.