DemocratBrian Schatz
U.S. Senator · Hawaii
U.S. Senator from Hawaii
10 tracked promises, 6 rated
Hawaii
Represents Hawaii statewide
How they won their seat
Brian Schatz won the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Hawaii with 70.1% of the vote (306,604 votes).
- Brian Schatz · Democrat70.1%306,604
- John Carroll · Republican21.2%92,653
- Blank Vote · Other4.7%20,763
- Joy J. Allison · Other2.1%9,103
- Michael A. Kokoski · Libertarian1.6%6,809
- 2 Other Candidates0.4%1,732
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
Brian Schatz's record includes bills and actions related to health care, climate policy, and foreign relations. He has sponsored multiple bills related to health care access, such as the 'Child Suicide Prevention Act' and the 'Telehealth Modernization Act', as well as climate initiatives like the 'Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act'. Additionally, he is a member of several related committees and has sponsored resolutions supporting international human rights. Focus areas (from the record): Health Care · Climate Policy · Foreign Relations · Technology · Social Issues Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. There is a correlation between Schatz's sponsored bills and his declared positions on health care and climate, such as the 'Telehealth Modernization Act' and the 'Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act'. However, there are also several declared positions, like the 'State Public Option Act', that do not have corresponding sponsored bills, revealing discrepancies. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of his sponsored bills or their impact on legislation; There is no information on his unlogged work or informal influence outside of sponsored bills and votes; The absence of statements limits understanding of his public communication and advocacy strategies. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Brian Schatz 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 2022. 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 Brian Schatz 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.
- Bills sponsored
- 21
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
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
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$53K5%
- Large individual (itemized)$783K71%
- PAC / committee$261K24%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on AppropriationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Indian AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of DefenseOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related ProgramsOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and MediaOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Coast Guard, Maritime, and FisheriesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity PolicyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security CooperationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental PolicyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Select Committee on EthicsOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+54 · based on 6 rated promises
- Attempted 2
- Championed 4
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 2017 · 6 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept6
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
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.
Topic coverage
10 promises across 10 topicsWhat 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.
- Climate / Carbon Pricing1
- Climate / Carbon Removal1
- Climate / Financial Regulation1
- Executive Nominations / Senate Oversight1
- Foreign Policy / Middle East1
- Health Care1
- Health Care / Telehealth1
- Housing1
- Reproductive Rights1
- Technology / Child Online Safety1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)990%
- Reputable news110%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
10 tracked promises
“If Senate Democrats win the majority, use the Senate's advice-and-consent power to block President Trump's lower-quality nominees, raising the bar on who can be confirmed.”
“Enact the State Public Option Act to let states open their Medicaid programs to all residents regardless of income, creating a Medicaid-based public health insurance option.”
“Pass the Kids Off Social Media Act to set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and to bar companies from feeding algorithmically-targeted content to users under 17.”
“Codify Roe v. Wade into federal law to restore a nationwide legal right to abortion.”
“Enact the Save Our Future Act to place a fee on carbon dioxide and other air pollutants and return the revenue to families and affected communities, including direct checks to Americans in need.”
“Make permanent the Medicare telehealth flexibilities first expanded during the pandemic, through the Telehealth Modernization Act and the CONNECT for Health Act.”
“Advance an amendment reaffirming longstanding U.S. policy support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
“Enact the Climate Change Financial Risk Act to direct the Federal Reserve to conduct stress tests measuring large financial institutions' resilience to climate-related financial risks.”
“Enact the Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act to require HUD and localities to report on regulations that block new housing construction.”
“Enact the Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act to direct federal agencies to fund and conduct carbon-removal research over ten years.”
Verified record
389 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts 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.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $1,710,751, spent $1,488,028, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4915: AI Labeling Act of 2026 ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4926: State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4830: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Waianae, Hawaii, as the "United States Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office Building". ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4695: CONSENT Act ↗Jun 8, 2026
- Sponsored S 4582: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026 ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored S 4610: Pacific POWER Act ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 730: A resolution congratulating the University of Hawaii men's volleyball team for winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Volleyball Championship. ↗May 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4545: Scientific Integrity Act ↗May 14, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 715: A resolution recognizing escalating threats to freedom of the press and freedom of speech worldwide, including increasing harm to journalists reporting in conflict zones and under repressive regimes, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in upholding democracy, fostering economic prosperity, and keeping the public informed, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in supporting democracy, human rights, and ↗Apr 30, 2026
- Sponsored S 4466: PATH to the Foreign Service Act ↗Apr 30, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 670: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the 2026 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-LGBTQI+ bullying, harassment, discrimination, and other forms of victimization faced by individuals in schools, and calling on communities across the country to take action to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K-12 schools. ↗Apr 15, 2026
- Sponsored S 4216: GUARDRAILS Act ↗Mar 26, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 389 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 242
- Nay
- 606
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 10
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Yea
- PN8518Nay
- PN9304Nay
- PN9304Nay
- S4784Nay
- PN9382Nay
- PN9303Nay
- SJRES185Yea
- PN9382Nay
- SJRES196Yea
- PN9303Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9302Nay
- PN9307Nay
- PN9307Nay
- HCONRES86Yea
- PN8593Nay
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Nay
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
10 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Executive Nominations / Senate OversightStated position
If Senate Democrats win the majority, use the Senate's advice-and-consent power to block President Trump's lower-quality nominees, raising the bar on who can be confirmed.
Sourceshttps://krdo.com/news/2026/06/21/senates-likely-next-no-2-warns-trump-if-democrats-take-the-majority-its-going-to-be-a-fight-on-key-values/View position & sources → - HousingStated position
Enact the Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act to require HUD and localities to report on regulations that block new housing construction.
Sourceshttps://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-young-introduce-bill-to-cut-regulations-increase-housing-optionsView position & sources → - Health CareStated position
Enact the State Public Option Act to let states open their Medicaid programs to all residents regardless of income, creating a Medicaid-based public health insurance option.
Sourceshttps://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/as-republicans-race-to-cut-medicaid-schatz-lujan-introduce-legislation-to-create-public-health-insurance-option-provide-more-people-with-affordable-health-careView position & sources → - Technology / Child Online SafetyStated position
Pass the Kids Off Social Media Act to set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and to bar companies from feeding algorithmically-targeted content to users under 17.
Sourceshttps://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/01/28/2025/schatz-cruz-murphy-britt-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-keep-kids-safe-healthy-off-social-mediaView position & sources → - Reproductive RightsStated position
Codify Roe v. Wade into federal law to restore a nationwide legal right to abortion.
Sourceshttps://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-statement-on-republicans-blocking-bill-expressing-support-for-reproductive-rightsView position & sources → - Health Care / TelehealthStated position
Make permanent the Medicare telehealth flexibilities first expanded during the pandemic, through the Telehealth Modernization Act and the CONNECT for Health Act.
Sourceshttps://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-scott-lead-fight-to-strengthen-american-healthcareView position & sources → - Foreign Policy / Middle EastStated position
Advance an amendment reaffirming longstanding U.S. policy support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Sourceshttps://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-leads-group-of-49-senators-in-announcing-amendment-to-reaffirm-us-support-for-a-two-state-solutionView position & sources → - Climate / Carbon RemovalStated position
Enact the Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act to direct federal agencies to fund and conduct carbon-removal research over ten years.
Sourceshttps://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-introduces-new-bill-to-fight-climate-change-help-remove-harmful-carbon-pollution-from-atmosphereView position & sources → - Climate / Carbon PricingStated position
Enact the Save Our Future Act to place a fee on carbon dioxide and other air pollutants and return the revenue to families and affected communities, including direct checks to Americans in need.
Sourceshttps://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-and-schatz-introduce-save-our-future-act-to-charge-big-polluters-for-emissions-redirect-trillions-to-american-families-and-communities-harmed-by-pollution/View position & sources → - Climate / Financial RegulationStated position
Enact the Climate Change Financial Risk Act to direct the Federal Reserve to conduct stress tests measuring large financial institutions' resilience to climate-related financial risks.
Sourceshttps://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-introduces-new-legislation-to-ensure-us-financial-system-is-prepared-for-climate-changeView position & sources →
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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