Mark Alford will protect American defense manufacturing dominance and prevent foreign entities from undermining the defense industrial base.

Provisions urging the State Department to ensure that American defense manufacturing remains dominant and prevent foreign entities from undermining our defense industrial base

He supported provisions aimed at preserving U.S. defense manufacturing dominance and blocking foreign interference.

Alford Highlights America First Wins in FY27 National Security Appropriations Bill | Congressman Mark Alford
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Alford's official National Security page says Missouri's 4th District includes Whiteman Air Force Base, home of the B-2 and future B-21, and Fort Leonard Wood, and says his chief goal is to ensure these bases and the military receive necessary resources and funding. It also says he is focused on China's military aggression and deterring the CCP.

Shows the office context and policy focus behind the promise: defense resources, Whiteman/B-21, and countering China. It does not itself prove delivery.

unresolved unknown

National Security | Congressman Mark Alford
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 328 on H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act, as passed 219-210. The vote list shows 'Alford Republican Missouri MO Yea.'

Alford voted for House passage of the FY2024 NDAA during his first term, a concrete legislative action toward defense authorization and industrial-base policy.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 328 | H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act
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Congress.gov lists H.R.2670's latest action as '12/22/2023 Became Public Law No: 118-31.' The public-law summary says the bill authorizes FY2024 procurement and includes a policy statement that the U.S. shipbuilding defense industrial base is fundamental to Navy shipbuilding requirements and a national security imperative. It also includes the American Security Drone Act banning federal procurement of UAS made or assembled by certain foreign entities, including entities influenced or controlled by China.

The enacted FY2024 NDAA contains provisions directly related to defense procurement, the defense industrial base, and restricting certain foreign-controlled drones. This is partial fulfillment of the broad promise, not comprehensive proof that foreign entities can no longer undermine the defense industrial base.

partial same_term

H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 | Congress.gov
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Alford and Senator Eric Schmitt sent Treasury a letter asking CFIUS to add Whiteman Air Force Base to protected installations. The release says Whiteman is home to the B-2 and future B-21 and quotes Alford saying foreign adversaries should not be allowed to buy farmland near a key nuclear-triad base.

Alford took concrete executive-branch advocacy aimed at preventing foreign purchases near a strategic defense installation. This is an effort action toward the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Alford and Senator Schmitt Send Letter to Treasury Department to Protect Whiteman Air Force Base
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Alford's office said CFIUS announced expanded scrutiny including real estate transactions adjacent to Whiteman AFB. The release says last year Alford and Senator Schmitt wrote to Treasury requesting Whiteman be added and that the revised rule would apply to foreign-person or foreign-entity real estate transactions within a 100-mile radius of Whiteman.

The administration acted in the direction Alford requested, adding scrutiny of foreign ownership near Whiteman. This is a concrete partial delivery related to preventing foreign entities from threatening a defense installation.

partial same_term

Congressman Mark Alford Applauds Expanded Scrutiny of Foreign Ownership of Land Surrounding Whiteman Air Force Base
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

Treasury's eCFR Part 802 covers CFIUS review of certain real-estate transactions by foreign persons around specific military installations. Appendix A lists Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Noster, MO, in Part 2, and notes amendments at 89 FR 88133 on Nov. 7, 2024.

Official regulations now include Whiteman AFB in the CFIUS real-estate review framework, confirming a partial delivered result against risky foreign ownership near a defense asset.

partial same_term

eCFR Appendix A to 31 CFR Part 802 - List of Military Installations and Other U.S. Government Sites
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 500 on H.R. 5009 as passed 281-140. The vote list shows 'Alford Republican Missouri MO Yea.' Congress.gov identifies H.R.5009 as the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act after the Senate amendment and House amendment process.

Alford voted for the FY2025 NDAA vehicle, another concrete action to advance defense authorization in his first term.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 500 | H.R. 5009
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Congress.gov lists H.R.5009's latest action as '12/23/2024 Became Public Law No: 118-159.' Its public-law summary says the bill authorizes FY2025 Department of Defense programs and activities and FY2025 procurement for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and DOD-wide activities.

The FY2025 NDAA became law and funded/authorized defense procurement and programs. This supports partial delivery of protecting defense manufacturing capacity, but does not by itself show full protection from foreign undermining.

partial same_term

H.R.5009 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
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Alford said he reintroduced the American Land and Property Protection Act to prevent foreign adversaries from purchasing real estate in the United States. The release says the bill would prohibit nonresident aliens, foreign businesses, agents, trustees, or fiduciaries associated with China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and foreign terrorist organizations from purchasing land in America.

This later-term bill is concrete effort against foreign-adversary land purchases, including land relevant to military or defense assets. No enactment was shown in the available official evidence, so it is effort rather than fulfilled delivery.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Alford Reintroduces American Land and Property Protection Act
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Alford introduced the Strategic Assets Protection Act to direct CFIUS to review foreign transactions involving real estate, businesses, critical infrastructure, or assets surrounding U.S. Nuclear Triad facilities, including Whiteman AFB, since Jan. 1, 2017. The release says the bill responds to foreign purchases near Whiteman and Barksdale AFBs.

The bill is directly aligned with preventing foreign entities from undermining strategic defense assets, but as of July 3, 2026 the evidence here shows introduction, not enactment.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Alford Introduces Strategic Assets Protection Act to Ensure Nuclear Triad Sites Are Secure | Congressman Mark Alford
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Alford led 29 lawmakers in asking House Armed Services leaders to expand the B-21 Raider program in the FY2027 NDAA. The letter says the B-21 is 'a masterpiece of American innovation,' the industry team spans 40 states and more than 400 suppliers, and recommends fully funding the program and reassessing the program of record to expand production capacity.

This is later-term advocacy to strengthen U.S. bomber production and the defense industrial base. It is concrete effort, but not yet a delivered statutory outcome as of the assessment date.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Alford Leads 29 Lawmakers in Bipartisan Call to Expand B-21 Program | Congressman Mark Alford
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%