We are also working to unleash American energy — bringing gas prices down across the nation — and strengthen our supply chains by encouraging American production.
Unleash American energy and strengthen supply chains by encouraging American production.
Occurrences
Evidence
Latest Action: 08/09/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-167. Shown Here: Public Law No: 117-167 (08/09/2022). This act provides funds to support the domestic production of semiconductors and authorizes various programs and activities of the federal science agencies.
"We hosted a roundtable event with Chief Executive Officers (CEO) from companies who are leaders in the production of advanced semiconductor chips in the United States. Last year, key provisions of McCaul and Cornyn's CHIPS for America Act were signed into law. The group met to discuss how to increase manufacturing of these advanced chips through federal incentives."
"Today's bill strengthens U.S. energy production, fuels job creation and economic growth, and leverages America's natural resources to reduce our reliance on other countries for critical minerals. I was proud to vote for this bill."
"Since coming to congress, I have supported and helped create policy that prioritizes American-made energy, reduces dependence on foreign oil, and brings jobs back to central Texas."
"The goal is to secure our supply chains... The second track is projects — infrastructure projects... we're focused on logistics infrastructure and industrial capacity... because we have offshored all that capacity."
"Latest News" on the official homepage highlighted "ICYMI: Chairman Emeritus McCaul on ABC's 'This Week'" and said the segment covered Ukraine, Iran, FISA reauthorization, and more.
At the June 3, 2026 hearing recap, McCaul asked DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin about security preparations for the FIFA World Cup and discussed DHS's role in an AI clearinghouse.
Assessments
McCaul has repeatedly backed and promoted policies aimed at domestic energy production and supply-chain resilience, including voting for energy legislation and supporting CHIPS-related manufacturing measures. That shows real legislative effort and some concrete progress toward the claim. But the evidence does not show the broader promise was fully achieved as a completed outcome, so this is better treated as partial delivery rather than full fulfillment.
McCaul has material same-term credit for advancing parts of this promise, especially on domestic production and supply chains. The strongest evidence is his support for CHIPS-for-America provisions that became law in the 117th Congress and his later work promoting U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, which directly fits the supply-chain and American-production portions of the pledge. He also voted for energy-related legislation he said would strengthen U.S. production and reduce reliance on foreign critical minerals. But the promise is broad and framed as a delivered policy outcome, and the record here shows support, votes, messaging, and advocacy rather than clear proof that he fully 'unleashed' American energy and broadly strengthened supply chains in a completed way attributable to him alone. Under federal candidate-credit standards, that supports partial rather than full delivery.
McCaul materially supported pieces of the promise during his federal House service, including domestic semiconductor production through CHIPS-related provisions and votes or advocacy tied to U.S. energy production, critical minerals, and supply-chain security. However, the promise is broad and outcome-based: the record shows concrete policy actions and some enacted domestic-production measures, but not full fulfillment of unleashing American energy and strengthening supply chains overall. Because he made serious legislative and policy efforts that advanced the goal without fully delivering the broad promised outcome, partial credit is appropriate.
McCaul has taken concrete actions aligned with the promise, including supporting domestic semiconductor manufacturing through CHIPS-related policy and voting for energy and water appropriations he described as strengthening U.S. energy production and reducing foreign reliance for critical minerals. The evidence shows meaningful progress on American production and supply-chain resilience, but the promise is broad and ongoing, and the record provided does not establish full delivery of unleashed American energy or broadly strengthened supply chains.