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

Brian J. Mast · Florida · Republican

policy impact 0.63 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 81%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

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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Evidence

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.

never same_term A for effort

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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.

never same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.5300 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Department of State Policy Provisions Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.

never same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.5300 - Department of State Policy Provisions Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.

never same_term A for effort

Markup of Various Measures - Committee on Foreign Affairs
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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.

never same_term A for effort

House Foreign Affairs Committee vote: To Report H.R. 5300 as amended
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Mast sponsored H.R. 5300, which contains language directly establishing the promised foreign investment screening initiative with technical assistance, training, and advisory services. The bill advanced through House Foreign Affairs Committee reporting, showing a serious legislative effort by the candidate. However, the initiative has not been enacted or otherwise established; Congress.gov still lists H.R. 5300 as introduced with no House passage, Senate passage, presentment, or public law. Therefore the promised outcome has not been delivered, but the effort badge is warranted.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%