Support responsible legislation to regulate and unleash innovation in crypto and artificial intelligence.

Matt Van Epps · Tennessee · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

It's also critical that we pass responsible legislation to regulate and unleash innovation in Crypto and artificial intelligence to ensure that the US continues to lead on both fronts.

Commits to backing legislation on crypto and AI intended to encourage innovation while setting guardrails.

Matt Van Epps for Congress - West Point Graduate & Combat Veteran | TN-07
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Evidence

Matt Van Epps's campaign issues page says, "It's also critical that we pass responsible legislation to regulate and unleash innovation in Crypto and artificial intelligence" and adds that America should shape the framework of the future global financial and technology system.

This is the campaign promise itself: he explicitly pledged to support legislation on crypto and AI.

unresolved unknown

Matt Van Epps for Congress - West Point Graduate & Combat Veteran | TN-07
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

The official House homepage's latest news section, as viewed on April 28, 2026, lists legislation and committee activity on National Guard benefits, non-NATO oversight, DHS/TSA issues, and related topics; it does not show any official House announcement, bill, or vote by Van Epps on crypto or artificial intelligence.

As of the assessment date, the official congressional site shows active legislative work but no visible public action fulfilling the crypto-and-AI promise; this supports an unresolved assessment rather than delivery.

unresolved same_term

Congressman Matt Van Epps | Representing Tennessee's 7th District
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Rep. Van Epps is proud to help lead Congressman Nick Begich’s legislation, the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 (ARMA). This landmark bipartisan legislation will establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and secure America’s dominance in the future of digital finance. The press release also says Van Epps is an original co-sponsor of the bill.

In the lookback window, Van Epps took a concrete official step on the crypto side of the promise by publicly helping lead and cosponsoring a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill. I did not find comparable official action on the AI side, so this is partial delivery rather than full completion.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Van Epps Helps Lead Legislation to Establish Strategic Bitcoin Reserve | Congressman Matt Van Epps
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

This promise is conjunctive: it covers both crypto and artificial intelligence. The evidence shows a concrete same-term official step on the crypto side, with Van Epps publicly helping lead and original-cosponsoring the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026. That supports credit for materially advancing crypto legislation. But the record provided does not show comparable official legislative action by Van Epps on the AI side. Because he advanced only part of the promised agenda, this is partial rather than full delivery.

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unresolved unknown

The evidence establishes the campaign promise but does not show that Matt Van Epps has delivered, voted for, sponsored, cosponsored, or otherwise made a serious legislative/executive attempt on crypto or artificial intelligence regulation. The absence of visible action on his official House site as of April 28, 2026 supports leaving the promise unresolved rather than marking it delivered, partial, or failed.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%