DemocratCharles E. Schumer
U.S. Senator · New York
U.S. Senator from New York
18 tracked promises, 13 rated
New York
Represents New York statewide
How they won their seat
Charles E. Schumer won the 2022 U.S. Senate election in New York with 56.8% of the vote (3,320,561 votes).
- Charles E. Schumer · Democrat56.8%3,320,561
- Joe Pinion · Other42.8%2,501,151
- 1 Other Candidate0.5%26,844
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
Charles E. Schumer's record shows a focus on healthcare cost reduction, support for reproductive rights, and initiatives aimed at boosting American manufacturing and job creation. His sponsored bills include the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.3385) and the Make More in America Act (S.4781), indicating a legislative emphasis on economic and healthcare issues. Additionally, he has championed bills related to gun safety and voting rights. Focus areas (from the record): Healthcare · Reproductive Rights · Manufacturing · Gun Safety · Voting Rights Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Schumer's sponsored bills include the Lower Health Care Costs Act and the Make More in America Act, indicating a legislative emphasis on economic and healthcare issues. He has also sponsored legislation related to reproductive rights, gun safety, and voting rights. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of his sponsored bills in achieving legislative success; There is no information on his unlogged work or informal efforts outside of sponsored bills; Motive or intent behind his legislative actions cannot be determined from the available data. Confidence: high (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Charles E. Schumer 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 2020. 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 Charles E. Schumer 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
- 16
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)$1.6M51%
- Large individual (itemized)$1.3M40%
- PAC / committee$285K9%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Select Committee on IntelligenceOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+81 · based on 13 rated promises
- Attempted 1
- Championed 7
- Fully Kept 5
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 · 13 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.
- Kept13
- 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
18 promises across 17 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.
- Gun Policy2
- Abortion / reproductive rights1
- Abortion & Reproductive Rights1
- Climate & Energy1
- Contraception access1
- Economy & Jobs1
- Energy costs / clean energy1
- Government funding / shutdown1
- Gun safety / assault weapons1
- Healthcare & Prescription Drugs1
- IVF / fertility treatment access1
- Manufacturing / economy1
- Marijuana / cannabis legalization1
- Taxes / SALT deduction cap1
- Veterans / toxic exposure1
- Voting rights / Senate filibuster rules1
- Voting Rights & Democracy1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)1689%
- Reputable news211%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
18 tracked promises
“Have the Senate debate and vote on changing its filibuster/Senate rules on or before January 17, 2022 (MLK Day) if Republicans continued to block voting-rights legislation.”
“Lower prescription drug costs by empowering Medicare to negotiate drug prices”
“Tackle climate change with major federal climate and clean-energy legislation”
“Protect the right to choose and codify abortion rights into federal law after Roe was overturned”
“Vote to keep the government open and avert a shutdown by supporting the Republican stopgap funding bill (March 2025).”
“Work with colleagues to bring the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act (to enshrine Roe v. Wade protections) to the Senate floor as soon as possible.”
“Bring the Assault Weapons Ban to the Senate floor and seek its passage.”
“Bring the Honoring Our PACT Act (health care for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxins) to a Senate vote and pass it.”
“Boost American jobs and manufacturing by investing in domestic semiconductor production”
“Protect democracy and voting rights by passing federal voting-rights legislation”
“Continue to push for universal background checks (H.R. 8) and a new assault weapons ban”
“Pass meaningful gun-safety legislation to keep guns out of dangerous hands”
“Keep pushing federal marijuana legalization through the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act until restorative justice is achieved.”
“Advance the Make More in America Act to expand Export-Import Bank financing and bring manufacturing and good-paying jobs back to the United States.”
“Restore and expand the Inflation Reduction Act's clean-energy tax credits as part of a Democratic agenda to cut Americans' energy costs.”
“Do everything in his power to fully repeal the SALT (state and local tax) deduction cap.”
“Have the Senate take up and vote on the Right to IVF Act to protect nationwide access to in-vitro fertilization.”
“Hold a Senate floor vote on the Right to Contraception Act.”
Verified record
1,392 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 $3,591,476, spent $5,222,290, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored SRES 771: A resolution congratulating the New York Knicks on winning the 2026 National Basketball Association Finals. ↗Jun 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4796: Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2026 ↗Jun 16, 2026
- Sponsored S 4791: A bill to abolish the Anti-Weaponization Fund, and for other purposes. ↗Jun 16, 2026
- Sponsored S 4781: Make More in America Act of 2026 ↗Jun 15, 2026
- Sponsored SJRES 149: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Consumer Protections for Home Sales Financed Under Contracts for Deed". ↗Mar 26, 2026
- Sponsored S 4124: A bill to prohibit funds made available to the Department of Justice from being used to make a personal payment to the President in connection with a claim that is subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act, whether in the form of a settlement or any other payment from the Judgment Fund for the personal benefit of the President. ↗Mar 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4007: Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act ↗Mar 5, 2026
- Sponsored S 3911: A bill to designate the Pride flag as an authorized flag eligible for display at units of the National Park System, to express the sense of the Senate that the Pride flag should be on display at the Stonewall National Monument in the State of New York, and for other purposes. ↗Feb 25, 2026
- Sponsored S 3838: Venezuela Oil Proceeds Transparency Act ↗Feb 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 3815: Virginia's Law ↗Feb 10, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 597: A resolution providing for the authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President and Department of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under the laws of the United States. ↗Feb 5, 2026
- Sponsored S 3385: Lower Health Care Costs Act ↗Dec 8, 2025
Showing the 12 most recent of 1,392 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 247
- Nay
- 607
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 4
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
19 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.
- Economy & JobsStated position
His sponsored Make More in America Act (S.4781) would expand the Export-Import Bank's mission to finance domestic critical industries that support U.S. employment and strengthen manufacturing competitiveness — indicating a record that favors bolstering American jobs and domestic production through federal financing. (direction: reinforces)
Sourceshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4781View position & sources → - Healthcare & Prescription DrugsStated position
As sponsor of the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.3385), which would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits through 2028, Schumer's legislative record shows support for reducing the health-care costs borne by consumers — consistent with the topic's goal of lowering what Americans pay for medical care.
Sourceshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3385View position & sources → - Marijuana / cannabis legalizationStated position
Keep pushing federal marijuana legalization through the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act until restorative justice is achieved.
Sourceshttps://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-schumer-wyden-reintroduce-legislation-to-end-federal-ban-of-marijuanaView position & sources → - Manufacturing / economyStated position
Advance the Make More in America Act to expand Export-Import Bank financing and bring manufacturing and good-paying jobs back to the United States.
Sourceshttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/leader-schumer-and-senate-democrats-introduce-legislation-to-rebuild-american-manufacturing-lower-costs-and-create-good-paying-jobsView position & sources → - Energy costs / clean energyStated position
Restore and expand the Inflation Reduction Act's clean-energy tax credits as part of a Democratic agenda to cut Americans' energy costs.
Sourceshttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/news/press-releases/transcript-leader-schumer-unveils-democrats-agenda-to-cut-americans-energy-costs_as-trump-sends-prices-soaringView position & sources → - Government funding / shutdownStated position
Vote to keep the government open and avert a shutdown by supporting the Republican stopgap funding bill (March 2025).
Sourceshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-2025-senate-democrats-vote/View position & sources → - Taxes / SALT deduction capStated position
Do everything in his power to fully repeal the SALT (state and local tax) deduction cap.
Sourceshttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/leader-schumer-floor-remarks-on-the-house-freedom-caucus-harmful-and-extreme-proposal-to-extend-the-salt-capsView position & sources → - IVF / fertility treatment accessStated position
Have the Senate take up and vote on the Right to IVF Act to protect nationwide access to in-vitro fertilization.
Sourceshttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-floor-remarks-ahead-of-tomorrows-vote-on-the-right-to-ivf-actView position & sources → - Abortion / reproductive rightsStated position
Work with colleagues to bring the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act (to enshrine Roe v. Wade protections) to the Senate floor as soon as possible.
Sourceshttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-floor-remarks-on-bringing-the-reproductive-freedom-for-women-act-to-the-senate-floor-and-republicans-repeatedly-voting-against-legislation-to-protect-reproductive-rightsView position & sources → - Contraception accessStated position
Hold a Senate floor vote on the Right to Contraception Act.
Sourceshttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-floor-remarks-announcing-the-senate-will-vote-this-week-on-advancing-the-right-to-contraception-actView position & sources → - Gun safety / assault weaponsStated position
Bring the Assault Weapons Ban to the Senate floor and seek its passage.
Sourceshttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-floor-remarks-announcing-senate-democrats-will-call-for-senate-passage-of-the-assault-weapons-ban-this-week-to-a-vote-to-confront-the-gun-violence-crisis-in-americaView position & sources → - Veterans / toxic exposureStated position
Bring the Honoring Our PACT Act (health care for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxins) to a Senate vote and pass it.
Sourceshttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/about-senate-dems/dpcc/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-floor-remarks-on-filing-cloture-to-advance-the-honoring-our-pact-actView position & sources → - Voting rights / Senate filibuster rulesStated position
Have the Senate debate and vote on changing its filibuster/Senate rules on or before January 17, 2022 (MLK Day) if Republicans continued to block voting-rights legislation.
Sourceshttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Dear%20Colleague%201.3.22.pdfhttps://ijr.com/schumer-dems-consider-changes-filibuster-gop-blocks-voting-bill/View position & sources → - Climate & EnergyStated position
Tackle climate change with major federal climate and clean-energy legislation
Sourceshttps://www.chuckschumer.com/issues/climate/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00325.htmView position & sources → - Abortion & Reproductive RightsStated position
Protect the right to choose and codify abortion rights into federal law after Roe was overturned
Sourceshttps://www.chuckschumer.com/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00170.htmhttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-floor-remarks-ahead-of-tomorrows-senate-vote-on-legislation-to-codify-roe-into-federal-lawView position & sources → - Voting Rights & DemocracyStated position
Protect democracy and voting rights by passing federal voting-rights legislation
Sourceshttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00009.htmhttps://www.chuckschumer.com/issues/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-voting-rights-bill-heads-toward-defeat-amid-gop-blockade-n1287685View position & sources → - Economy & JobsStated position
Boost American jobs and manufacturing by investing in domestic semiconductor production
Sourceshttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00271.htmhttps://www.chuckschumer.com/issues/View position & sources → - Gun PolicyStated position
Continue to push for universal background checks (H.R. 8) and a new assault weapons ban
Sourceshttps://www.chuckschumer.com/issues/gun-violence-prevention/https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-gop-blocks-votes-assault-112902818.htmlhttps://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00242.htmView position & sources → - Healthcare & Prescription DrugsStated position
Lower prescription drug costs by empowering Medicare to negotiate drug prices
Sourceshttps://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-statement-on-the-inflation-reduction-act-delivering-lower-health-care-and-prescription-drug-costshttps://www.aarp.org/medicare/first-medicare-negotiated-drug-prices-debut/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00325.htmView 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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