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Adam B. Schiff

DemocratAdam B. Schiff

U.S. Senator · California

DemocratFederal

U.S. Senator from California

13 tracked promises, 7 rated

California

California

Represents California statewide

81/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
81
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+61) to 0–100, aggregated from 7 rated promises. Never an opaque single score.
How this is calculated →

How they won their seat

Adam B. Schiff won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in California with 58.9% of the vote (9,036,252 votes).

58.9%
Win share
9,036,252
Votes for winner
15,348,846
Total cast
  • Adam B. Schiff · Democrat58.9%
  • Steve Garvey · Republican41.1%

Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.

Inferred legislative agendas

Adam B. Schiff's record shows a concentration on issues related to agriculture, health care, and government accountability. He has sponsored multiple bills aimed at improving agricultural practices and food supply chains, such as the Fresh Produce for Families Act of 2026 and the American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act. He has supported Medicare for All and efforts to lower drug prices. Focus areas (from the record): Agriculture · Health Care · Government Accountability · Immigration · Gun Policy Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. Schiff's sponsored bills are consistent with his declared positions on health care and agriculture, such as his support for Medicare for All and various agricultural acts. However, there is less evidence of activity related to immigration and gun policy. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills or their reception in Congress; There is no information on the outcomes of his committee work or how it aligns with his declared positions; The record does not provide insight into his unlogged work or interactions with constituents. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Adam B. Schiff has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.

Showing 2019–2021 term. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.

Activity in office

What Adam B. Schiff has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

31bills sponsored
31 awaiting status
05101520Bills2019: 17 awaiting status1720192020: 14 awaiting status142020

Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.

Bill success rate

0%
0 of 0 sponsored bills became law

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$49.5M
Raised, 20242026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$25M$50M$75M$100M2024: raised $48.1M2024: spent $62.8M20242026: raised $1.3M2026: spent $1.1M20262024: cash on hand $02026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $105K (8%)8%Large individual (itemized): $674K (52%)52%PAC / committee: $529K (40%)40%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$105K8%
  • Large individual (itemized)$674K52%
  • PAC / committee$529K40%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Committee memberships

Source: Congress.gov.

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+61 · based on 7 rated promises

  • Attempted 1
  • Partial 3
  • Championed 2
  • Fully Kept 1

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2019 · 7 rated promises

The line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.

−100 worked against0+100 kept
Integrity Score by assessment date. Score ranges from −100 (worked against) to +100 (kept).
DateIntegrity Score
Jul 2026100
Jul 202687
Jul 202666
Jul 202663
Jul 202660
Jul 202659
Jul 202661
Jan 203161 (current, held from last rating)

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

7 tracked
  • Kept7
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
02468Jul 2026Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 6— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

13 promises across 13 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • AI / Copyright1
  • Climate1
  • Education / AI1
  • Energy / Cost of Living1
  • Government Accountability1
  • Government Ethics1
  • Gun Policy1
  • Health Care1
  • Health Care / Drug Prices1
  • Housing1
  • Immigration1
  • Labor / Jobs1
  • Wages1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)1185%
  • Reputable news215%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
20
35
48
50

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

13 tracked promises

Partialhigh confidence

Lower medicine costs by letting the government negotiate the prices of all prescription drugs.

Health Care / Drug PricesSpecific · measurable
SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)Adam Schiff official campaign site (self-reported record)KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation)The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara)
Partialmedium confidence

Fight to pass the Green New Deal, including by eliminating the Senate filibuster.

ClimateSpecific · measurable
SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)Washington ExaminerE&E News (POLITICO)Newsweek
Championedmedium confidence

Work toward passing Medicare for All.

Health CareSpecific · measurable
SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office) - Bill Status XML, H.R.1384, 116th Congress: Medicare for All Act of 2019· archivedGovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office) - Bill Status XML, S.1506, 119th Congress: Medicare for All Act· archivedGovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office) - Bill Status XML, H.R.3421, 118th Congress: Medicare for All Act· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress) - Cosponsors, S.1506, 119th Congress: Medicare for All Act· archivedGovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office) - Bill Status XML, H.R.1976, 117th Congress: Medicare for All Act of 2021· archived
Attemptedhigh confidence

Pass the U.S. Citizenship Act to create a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants.

ImmigrationSpecific · measurable
SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)Wikipedia — U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021U.S. Congress / Congress.gov — H.R. 1177 (117th) introduced bill text· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Ban assault weapons and large-capacity magazines and crack down on ghost guns.

Gun PolicySpecific · measurable
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff· archivedCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)National Shooting Sports Foundation (firearms industry, opposing source)Office of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Fight to pass the PRO Act to strengthen labor unions and workers' organizing rights.

Labor / JobsSpecific · measurable
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (senate.gov)· archivedU.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) — S.852, 119th Congress· archivedCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)Amalgamated Transit Union
Partialmedium confidence

Support a $20 federal minimum wage, indexed to inflation.

Wages
SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (help.senate.gov)· archivedU.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (official .senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Pass his Energy Cost Fairness and Reliability Act to protect ratepayers from rising energy costs by making companies pay their fair share for energy use and modernizing the grid against blackouts.

Energy / Cost of LivingSpecific · measurablePromised May 2026
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Introduce and build bipartisan support for the Housing BOOM Act to spur construction of millions of new homes and address the housing affordability crisis.

HousingSpecific · measurablePromised Dec 2025
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Advance the bipartisan LIFT AI Act to give K-12 students and educators resources to build artificial intelligence literacy.

Education / AIPromised Apr 2026
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Advance the bipartisan CLEAR Act to require transparency in AI model development and protect the intellectual property and livelihoods of creators and artists.

AI / CopyrightPromised Feb 2026
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Introduce the No Torts for Trump Act to bar sitting presidents from obtaining taxpayer-funded payouts under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Government AccountabilityPromised Nov 2025
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
Not yet rated

Introduce the COIN Act to prevent the financial exploitation of digital assets by public officials, including the president and the First Family.

Government EthicsPromised Jun 2025
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived

Verified record

364 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.

Campaign financeas of Dec 31, 2022

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $25,328,093, spent $18,213,399, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Sponsored legislation

Showing the 12 most recent of 364 sponsored measures.

Voting record

Total votes
890
Yea
278
Nay
590
Present
0
Not voting
22

Full voting record

890 votes
  • PN1078Nay
  • PN1078Nay
  • PN73011Nay
  • PN73011Nay
  • PN932Nay
  • PN932Nay
120 of 890
Page 1 / 45

Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

15 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

  • Health Care / Drug PricesStated position

    Lower medicine costs by letting the government negotiate the prices of all prescription drugs.

    SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)
    View position & sources
  • ClimateStated position

    Fight to pass the Green New Deal, including by eliminating the Senate filibuster.

    SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)
    View position & sources
  • Health CareStated position

    Work toward passing Medicare for All.

    SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)
    View position & sources
  • ImmigrationStated position

    Pass the U.S. Citizenship Act to create a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants.

    SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)
    View position & sources
  • Gun PolicyStated position

    Ban assault weapons and large-capacity magazines and crack down on ghost guns.

    SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)
    View position & sources
  • WagesStated position

    Support a $20 federal minimum wage, indexed to inflation.

    SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)
    View position & sources
  • Labor / JobsStated position

    Fight to pass the PRO Act to strengthen labor unions and workers' organizing rights.

    SourcesCalMatters 2024 California Voter Guide (candidate-submitted platform)
    View position & sources
  • Energy / Cost of LivingStated position

    Pass his Energy Cost Fairness and Reliability Act to protect ratepayers from rising energy costs by making companies pay their fair share for energy use and modernizing the grid against blackouts.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Education / AIStated position

    Advance the bipartisan LIFT AI Act to give K-12 students and educators resources to build artificial intelligence literacy.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyStated position

    On record asserting that the government ordinarily must obtain a judicial warrant to compel cell phone location data, and urging the DHS Inspector General to open a second investigation into ICE and other DHS components purchasing Americans' location data from commercial data brokers without one.

    SourcesBicameral letter to DHS Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari requesting a second investigation of warrantless purchases of Americans' cell phone location data by ICE and other DHS components
    View position & sources
  • AI / CopyrightStated position

    Advance the bipartisan CLEAR Act to require transparency in AI model development and protect the intellectual property and livelihoods of creators and artists.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • HousingStated position

    Introduce and build bipartisan support for the Housing BOOM Act to spur construction of millions of new homes and address the housing affordability crisis.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Government AccountabilityStated position

    Introduce the No Torts for Trump Act to bar sitting presidents from obtaining taxpayer-funded payouts under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Government EthicsStated position

    Introduce the COIN Act to prevent the financial exploitation of digital assets by public officials, including the president and the First Family.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (schiff.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NO on Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment to prohibit warrantless searches of United States persons' communications in the FISA Section 702 database, with exceptions for imminent threats to life or bodily harm, consent searches, and known cybersecurity threat signatures. The amendment failed on a 212 to 212 tie.

    SourcesHouse Roll Call Vote 114, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On Agreeing to the Amendment, Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Failed by recorded vote, 212 ayes to 212 noes, April 12, 2024.
    View position & sources
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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