Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA)

DAVE McCORMICK is not John Joyce or Lloyd Smucker. McCormick has a smarter staff that he appears to listen to. He not only cosponsors legislation, he even introduces the occasional bill of his own.
Similarly, unlike our two south central Pennsylvanians in the House, McCormick has a propensity to work with Democrats. Where John Joyce, who is a medical doctor, apparently deems Democratic bills that would improve health and healthcare for Americans as off limits, when McCormick agrees with a position, he does not seem to be shy about cosponsoring the legislation. Even if a Democrat’s name is at the top.
If McCormick would separate himself from Trump et al a little more, he would be the sort of Republican we need once the MAGA fever has broken. We need people with different ideas, different agendas. We need Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney (you know that once MAGA is bye-bye, Kinzinger and Cheney will return to arguing conservative policies – as well they should).
McCormick has not yet found all of his backbone. There’s glimpses of it, for which I am grateful. He reminds me of Adam Kinzinger pre-J6.
From having done this project , my observation is that McCormick will focus on military issues, especially regarding China (and really regarding China!), North Korea, Iran, and the Russian Federation. Whether the topic is terrorism, military expenditures, or trade, for now he seems to be laser-focused on restrictions with respect to those four countries, defined in one of his spending amendments as “foreign adversaries.”
I’m continuing to watch McCormick to see how he evolves. He has potential as a genuine legislator. If only he would become a McCain Republican. Mitt Romney frustrated me no end!

McCORMICK sits on the following committees: Foreign Relations; Energy and Natural Resources; Banking, Housing, and Urban Development; Special Committee on Aging; and, Joint Economic Committee.

Below is the legislative record for Sen. Dave McCormick beginning with June 12, 2025.

January 1, 2026 - :
November 19, 2025 - December 31, 2025: Legislation: American Battlefield Protection Program; Russian oil sanctions (with teeth); Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act; Protecting Students on Campus Act; Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act; multiple bills addressing PRC fraud; suicide prevention; Back the Blue Act; Iran and the Internet; Liquid Cooling for AI; Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act; Skills Investment Act of 2025. Resolutions: World Nuclear Energy Day.
October 4, 2025-November 18, 2025: You may want to start at the bottom of this one. Epstein! Legislation: Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act; Pay Our Military Act; Military Spouse Hiring Act; Shutdown Fairness Act; three bills regarding nitrazene (opioids); Keep SNAP Funded; two regarding sales of computer chips to China; Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act; VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act; Safer Truckers Act; Combating Organized Retail Crime; and several on immigration. Resolutions: Operation Midnight Hammer; October 7, 2023; the strategic importance of the C5+1 diplomatic platform; Careers in Energy Week; AI dominance.
August 23, 2025-October 3, 2025: Five amendments to defense spending, primarily restricting purchases from China; 9/11 Memorial and Museum Act; victims of terrorism fund; prioritizing Mexico and Canada as trade partners; Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery; resolution regarding bilateral security alliance with the Philippines.
July 17, 2025-August 22, 2025: Many proposed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, especially regarding sale of military weapons and other sensitive trade with China. Surprising bipartisan work re social media guardrails and improved CHIP coverage for children. Then MAGA-heavy work that is pro-bank, pro-NRA, and pro-ICE. I don't get it.
July 1, 2025-July 17, 2025: SHIPS for America Act of 2025; Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025.
June 12, 2025-June 30, 2025: Legislation: Move Office of Fossil Fuel to PA; Chinese Espionage; Mental Health Services; China Exchange Rate Transparency Act; Reauthorize National Park Service restoration funding. Resolutions: Condemning antisemitism; In support of military strikes on Iran; National Women's Sports Week.

Photo of Dave McCormick is public domain, official government photograph.

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