I will establish an initiative to help foreign countries screen foreign investments for national security risks through technical assistance, training, and advisory services.

establish an initiative to assist foreign countries in screening foreign investments for national security risks to such countries, including by providing technical assistance, training, and advisory services regarding best practices

H.R.5300 would establish a foreign investment screening initiative for partner countries.

Text - H.R.5300 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Department of State Policy Provisions Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (Introduced 09/11/2025). Latest Action: House - 09/18/2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 24. This bill has the status Introduced.

Mast sponsored the bill containing the investment-screening initiative, and it advanced out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, but Congress.gov still listed it only as Introduced, not enacted.

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H.R.5300 - Department of State Policy Provisions Act, 119th Congress
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SEC. 503. Initiative on Foreign Investment Screening. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Economic Growth shall establish the Initiative on Foreign Investment Screening. The Initiative shall provide technical assistance, training, and advisory services to foreign countries regarding best practices for screening foreign investments for national security risks.

The introduced bill text directly matches the promise: it would create an Initiative on Foreign Investment Screening and assign it the technical-assistance, training, and advisory-service duties. The triggering condition was enactment of the Act.

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Text - H.R.5300 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Department of State Policy Provisions Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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5 results for All Actions: 09/18/2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 24; 09/18/2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held; 09/17/2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held; 09/11/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; 09/11/2025 Introduced in House.

The action history shows the bill had committee activity and a vote to report it, but no House passage, Senate passage, presentment, or public-law action as of the record reviewed.

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Actions - H.R.5300 - Department of State Policy Provisions Act
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The House Committee Repository lists H.R. 5300, To guide the foreign policy of the United States, and for other purposes, as text of legislation for the September 17, 2025 Foreign Affairs markup, and lists a vote item: To Report H.R. 5300 as amended.

The committee repository corroborates concrete committee consideration and a vote to report H.R. 5300 as amended, supporting an effort finding but not final establishment of the initiative.

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Markup of Various Measures - Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Vote display: To Report H.R. 5300 as amended. Yes 27; No 24; Present 0. Chairman Mast is shown voting yes.

The committee vote record shows Mast voted in favor of reporting the bill that contained the initiative. This is concrete advancement, but committee reporting alone did not establish the program.

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House Foreign Affairs Committee vote: To Report H.R. 5300 as amended
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