RepublicanDeb Fischer
U.S. Senator · Nebraska
U.S. Senator from Nebraska
12 tracked promises, 4 rated
Nebraska
Represents Nebraska statewide
How they won their seat
Deb Fischer won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Nebraska with 53.2% of the vote (499,124 votes).
- Deb Fischer · Republican53.2%499,124
- Dan Osborn · Other46.5%436,493
- 1 Other Candidate0.3%2,719
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
Deb Fischer's record has sponsored multiple bills related to agriculture, rural development, and defense. She has sponsored multiple bills related to agricultural support, such as the HAULS Act and the Precision Agriculture Loan Act, and has been active in defense-related legislation as chair of the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee. Additionally, her involvement in broadband initiatives, such as the LAST ACRE Act, has been noted. Focus areas (from the record): Agriculture · Rural Development · Defense · Broadband · Mental Health Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Fischer's sponsored bills and committee memberships align with her declared positions on agriculture and rural broadband, such as her commitment to the LAST ACRE Act and the Precision Ag Package. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of her sponsored bills once enacted; There is no information on her engagement with constituents or public statements; The record does not indicate her influence on broader legislative outcomes or party dynamics. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Deb Fischer 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 2019–2025 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 Deb Fischer 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
- 96
- Committees
- 20
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)$12K2%
- Large individual (itemized)$289K49%
- PAC / committee$285K49%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Rural Development, Energy, and CreditOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on AppropriationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Financial Services and General GovernmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Legislative BranchOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed ServicesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services — AirlandOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services — Readiness and Management SupportOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Armed Services — Strategic ForcesOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and MediaOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- 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 — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Joint Committee on PrintingOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Joint Committee of Congress on the LibraryOn 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+36 · based on 4 rated promises
- Hostile 1
- Championed 1
- Fully Kept 2
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 · 4 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.
- Kept3
- Against1
- 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
12 promises across 12 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.
- Agriculture / Technology1
- Agriculture / Transportation Regulation1
- Broadband / Government Oversight1
- Child Care / Working Families1
- Defense / Nuclear Modernization1
- Elections / Constitutional Duty1
- Energy / Biofuels / Agriculture1
- National Security / Telecommunications1
- Paid Family & Medical Leave / Taxes1
- Rural Broadband / Agriculture1
- Term Limits / Campaign Pledge1
- Term Limits / Government Reform1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)1192%
- Reputable news18%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
12 tracked promises
“As chair of the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, committed to delivering a unified National Defense Authorization Act that modernizes the U.S. nuclear deterrent to the president's desk before the end of the year.”
“Pledged that her Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act would permanently allow nationwide, year-round sales of E15 (15% ethanol) gasoline, ending seasonal patchwork regulations.”
“Committed to get her Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit extension-and-enhancement legislation included in whatever federal tax package Congress considered in 2025.”
“Ahead of the January 6, 2021 congressional session, committed to uphold her oath and vote to affirm the Electoral College's certification of the 2020 presidential election result.”
“During her first (2012) Senate campaign, pledged to limit her own service to a maximum of two six-year terms. (Note: Fischer later ran for and won a third term in 2024, reversing this pledge.)”
“Committed to work to secure federal funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant so that reforms in her bipartisan Child Care Modernization Act can be implemented and continue serving families needing child care assistance.”
“Pledged that her Secure Space Act of 2025 would strengthen U.S. satellite communications infrastructure against foreign-adversary vulnerabilities and make Americans' network access more secure.”
“Pledged that her bipartisan Precision Ag Package would improve agricultural producers' access to precision-agriculture tools to make their operations more productive, efficient, and less resource-intensive.”
“Committed, through her LAST ACRE Act, to extend broadband connectivity beyond rural residences out to farmland and ranchland so producers can adopt precision-agriculture technologies ('connect the last mile to the last acre').”
“Committed to support a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress (two Senate terms, three House terms), co-sponsoring the term-limit resolution.”
“Committed to move her broadband map oversight bill (strengthening FCC oversight of the Broadband Funding Map and safeguarding taxpayer dollars) through to enactment, delivering it to the president's desk.”
“Committed, through her reintroduced HAULS Act, to loosen hours-of-service and other transportation regulations on agricultural and livestock haulers so Nebraska's ag products reach consumers safely and on time.”
Verified record
221 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 $683,791, spent $401,869, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4815: CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2026 ↗Jun 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4669: A bill to exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads. ↗Jun 3, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 727: A resolution supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness. ↗May 13, 2026
- Sponsored S 4151: Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2026 ↗Mar 19, 2026
- Sponsored S 3802: Foster Care Stabilization Act of 2026 ↗Feb 9, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 592: A resolution supporting the designation of 2026 as the "International Year of the Woman Farmer" to recognize and honor the critical role of women in agriculture. ↗Jan 29, 2026
- Sponsored S 3656: A bill to designate the portion of Interstate Route 680 in Omaha, Nebraska, as the "Hal Daub Freeway". ↗Jan 15, 2026
- Sponsored S 3552: HAULS Act of 2025 ↗Dec 17, 2025
- Sponsored S 3236: Increasing Tribal Input on Nutrition Act of 2025 ↗Nov 20, 2025
- Sponsored SRES 484: A resolution designating October 2025 as "School Bus Safety Month". ↗Nov 5, 2025
- Sponsored S 2828: Child Care Modernization Act of 2025 ↗Sep 17, 2025
- Sponsored S 2585: MAP for Broadband Funding Act ↗Jul 31, 2025
Showing the 12 most recent of 221 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 627
- Nay
- 223
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 8
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Nay
- PN8518Yea
- PN9304Yea
- PN9304Yea
- S4784Yea
- PN9382Yea
- PN9303Yea
- SJRES185Nay
- PN9382Yea
- SJRES196Nay
- PN9303Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9307Yea
- PN9307Yea
- HCONRES86Nay
- PN8593Yea
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Yea
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
12 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.
- Term Limits / Campaign PledgeStated position
During her first (2012) Senate campaign, pledged to limit her own service to a maximum of two six-year terms. (Note: Fischer later ran for and won a third term in 2024, reversing this pledge.)
Sourceshttps://heartlandsignal.com/2024/10/07/nebraska-sen-deb-fischer-backs-out-of-two-term-pledge-finds-out-how-her-job-works/View position & sources → - Broadband / Government OversightStated position
Committed to move her broadband map oversight bill (strengthening FCC oversight of the Broadband Funding Map and safeguarding taxpayer dollars) through to enactment, delivering it to the president's desk.
Sourceshttps://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=D8D61E5C-9527-434B-8399-651A0172FF46View position & sources → - Agriculture / Transportation RegulationStated position
Committed, through her reintroduced HAULS Act, to loosen hours-of-service and other transportation regulations on agricultural and livestock haulers so Nebraska's ag products reach consumers safely and on time.
Sourceshttps://landline.media/sen-fischer-reintroduces-bill-for-ag-haulers/View position & sources → - Defense / Nuclear ModernizationStated position
As chair of the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, committed to delivering a unified National Defense Authorization Act that modernizes the U.S. nuclear deterrent to the president's desk before the end of the year.
Sourceshttps://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/12/fischer-in-washington-times-modernize-the-u-s-nuclear-deterrentView position & sources → - Child Care / Working FamiliesStated position
Committed to work to secure federal funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant so that reforms in her bipartisan Child Care Modernization Act can be implemented and continue serving families needing child care assistance.
Sourceshttps://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/9/fischer-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-expand-working-families-access-to-child-careView position & sources → - National Security / TelecommunicationsStated position
Pledged that her Secure Space Act of 2025 would strengthen U.S. satellite communications infrastructure against foreign-adversary vulnerabilities and make Americans' network access more secure.
Sourceshttps://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/6/fischer-introduces-legislation-to-secure-america-s-satellite-systemsView position & sources → - Agriculture / TechnologyStated position
Pledged that her bipartisan Precision Ag Package would improve agricultural producers' access to precision-agriculture tools to make their operations more productive, efficient, and less resource-intensive.
Sourceshttps://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/5/fischer-reintroduces-precision-ag-packageView position & sources → - Energy / Biofuels / AgricultureStated position
Pledged that her Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act would permanently allow nationwide, year-round sales of E15 (15% ethanol) gasoline, ending seasonal patchwork regulations.
Sourceshttps://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/2/fischer-reintroduces-legislation-to-support-america-s-energy-independenceView position & sources → - Paid Family & Medical Leave / TaxesStated position
Committed to get her Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit extension-and-enhancement legislation included in whatever federal tax package Congress considered in 2025.
Sourceshttps://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/2/fischer-king-reintroduce-legislation-to-help-america-s-working-familiesView position & sources → - Rural Broadband / AgricultureStated position
Committed, through her LAST ACRE Act, to extend broadband connectivity beyond rural residences out to farmland and ranchland so producers can adopt precision-agriculture technologies ('connect the last mile to the last acre').
Sourceshttps://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=9BF24858-F58A-439A-BEF2-7425B86FE09DView position & sources → - Elections / Constitutional DutyStated position
Ahead of the January 6, 2021 congressional session, committed to uphold her oath and vote to affirm the Electoral College's certification of the 2020 presidential election result.
Sourceshttps://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2021/1/i-will-uphold-my-oathView position & sources → - Term Limits / Government ReformStated position
Committed to support a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress (two Senate terms, three House terms), co-sponsoring the term-limit resolution.
Sourceshttps://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2015/1/fischer-cosponsors-resolution-to-limit-congressional-termsView 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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