DemocratJack Reed
U.S. Senator · Rhode Island
U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
11 tracked promises, 1 rated
Rhode Island
Represents Rhode Island statewide
Running against
How they won their seat
John F. Reed won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Rhode Island with 66.5% of the vote (328,574 votes).
- John F. Reed · Democrat66.5%328,574
- Allen R. Waters · Republican33.4%164,855
- 1 Other Candidate0.2%833
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
Jack Reed's record shows a concentration on housing affordability, consumer protection, and health care issues. He has sponsored multiple bills aimed at enhancing affordable housing, such as the Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act (S. 3754) and the Strengthening Local Food Security Act (S. 2338), while also addressing consumer financial protections through the Buy Now, Pay Later Protection Act. Focus areas (from the record): Housing Affordability · Consumer Protection · Health Care · Food Security · Veterans Support Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Reed's sponsored bills correspond with his declared positions on housing affordability and consumer protection, as evidenced by his introduction of the Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act and the Buy Now, Pay Later Protection Act. However, there is no evidence regarding his effectiveness in these areas. What this can't tell you: The record does not provide information on the outcomes of the sponsored bills; There is no information on the impact of his committee work on legislation; 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. Jack Reed 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 Jack Reed 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
- 22
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)$42K1%
- Large individual (itemized)$2.3M64%
- PAC / committee$1.2M35%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on AppropriationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- 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
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Financial Services and General GovernmentOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- 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
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Armed ServicesOn record since Jan 2025Ranking
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Armed Services — AirlandOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Armed Services — CybersecurityOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Armed Services — Emerging Threats and CapabilitiesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Armed Services — PersonnelOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Armed Services — Readiness and Management SupportOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Armed Services — SeapowerOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Armed Services — Strategic ForcesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Economic PolicyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Financial Institutions and Consumer ProtectionOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Securities, Insurance, and InvestmentOn 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+75 · based on 1 rated promise
- Championed 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 2015 · 1 rated promiseEach 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.
- Kept1
- 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
11 promises across 11 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.
- Consumer Protection1
- Cost of Living / Economy1
- Federal Spending / Public Broadcasting & Foreign Aid1
- Food Security / Agriculture1
- Health Care / ACA Affordability1
- Health Care / Disability Services1
- Health Care / Medicaid1
- Housing Affordability1
- National Defense1
- Separation of Powers / Congressional Oversight1
- Veterans / Housing1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)11100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
11 tracked promises
“Led introduction of the Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act (S. 3754), which he said would invest directly in producing new housing and curb institutional investors, with a stated goal of building or preserving roughly 2.9 million affordable units.”
“Committed to driving down health-care costs and ensuring every Rhode Islander can buy affordable, comprehensive coverage, amid a push to extend ACA affordability measures.”
“Committed to working to prevent House Republican-proposed cuts to Medicaid that he said could strip health coverage from vulnerable Americans.”
“As Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, committed to enacting the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act and urged the Senate to pass it and send it to the President to be signed into law.”
“Introduced the Buy Now, Pay Later Protection Act to update the Truth in Lending Act and set consumer-protection guardrails, transparency of fees, and clearer terms for BNPL 'pay-in-four' loans.”
“Co-introduced the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act (S. 2076) to provide dedicated Medicaid funds to states to stabilize HCBS networks and bolster the caregiving workforce for older adults and people with disabilities.”
“Pledged to continue working on a bipartisan basis to oppose the House-passed rescissions package that would claw back $9.4 billion for humanitarian aid, NPR, and PBS.”
“Co-led the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act to exclude service-connected disability compensation from HUD income-eligibility limits so disabled veterans' benefits do not reduce their access to housing assistance.”
“Committed to do everything in his power to help lower prices for working families and meet Rhode Islanders' needs during the 119th Congress.”
“Pledged to promote and uphold Congress's constitutional role, including its power of the purse, in the 119th Congress.”
“Introduced the bipartisan Strengthening Local Food Security Act (S. 2338) to create a permanent grant program for states and tribes to buy local food from farmers and fishermen for hunger-relief programs and schools.”
Verified record
597 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 $3,689,883, spent $2,269,789, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 5018: A bill to approve certain requests for a major disaster declaration, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 16, 2026
- Sponsored S 4611: Job Corps Shipbuilding-Defense Industrial Base Pipeline Act of 2026 ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 694: A resolution designating April 2026 as "Financial Literacy Month". ↗Apr 28, 2026
- Sponsored S 4350: Southeast New England Program Authorization Act of 2026 ↗Apr 21, 2026
- Sponsored SJRES 134: 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); Use of Digital User Accounts to Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans". ↗Mar 18, 2026
- Sponsored SJRES 132: 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 "Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents". ↗Mar 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4110: EMPOWER for Health Act ↗Mar 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4109: Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026 ↗Mar 17, 2026
- Sponsored S 4068: ACTION for National Service Act ↗Mar 12, 2026
- Sponsored S 3907: Foreign Stablecoin Transparency Act ↗Feb 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 3793: Predatory Lending Elimination Act ↗Feb 5, 2026
- Sponsored S 3777: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026 ↗Feb 4, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 597 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 290
- Nay
- 560
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 8
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
11 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.
- Housing AffordabilityStated position
Led introduction of the Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act (S. 3754), which he said would invest directly in producing new housing and curb institutional investors, with a stated goal of building or preserving roughly 2.9 million affordable units.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-and-smith-lead-effort-to-pass-the-affordable-housing-and-homeownership-protection-actView position & sources → - Consumer ProtectionStated position
Introduced the Buy Now, Pay Later Protection Act to update the Truth in Lending Act and set consumer-protection guardrails, transparency of fees, and clearer terms for BNPL 'pay-in-four' loans.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-and-ross-intro-bicameral-proposal-to-better-protect-consumers_crack-down-on-abusive-practices-in-the-buy-now-pay-later-industryView position & sources → - Health Care / ACA AffordabilityStated position
Committed to driving down health-care costs and ensuring every Rhode Islander can buy affordable, comprehensive coverage, amid a push to extend ACA affordability measures.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-and-whitehouse-action-to-lower-health-costs-cannot-waitView position & sources → - Food Security / AgricultureStated position
Introduced the bipartisan Strengthening Local Food Security Act (S. 2338) to create a permanent grant program for states and tribes to buy local food from farmers and fishermen for hunger-relief programs and schools.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-and-justice-introduce-bipartisan-strengthening-local-food-security-actView position & sources → - Health Care / Disability ServicesStated position
Co-introduced the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act (S. 2076) to provide dedicated Medicaid funds to states to stabilize HCBS networks and bolster the caregiving workforce for older adults and people with disabilities.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/with-medicaid-in-gop-crosshairs-reed-helps-introduce-bill-to-provide-federal-support-for-home-and-community-based-servicesView position & sources → - Federal Spending / Public Broadcasting & Foreign AidStated position
Pledged to continue working on a bipartisan basis to oppose the House-passed rescissions package that would claw back $9.4 billion for humanitarian aid, NPR, and PBS.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-works-to-block-house-passed-rescissions-package-that-would-claw-back-94-billion-for-humanitarian-aid-npr-pbsView position & sources → - Veterans / HousingStated position
Co-led the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act to exclude service-connected disability compensation from HUD income-eligibility limits so disabled veterans' benefits do not reduce their access to housing assistance.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-crapo-unite-in-bipartisan-push-to-improve-disabled-veteran-housing-accessView position & sources → - Health Care / MedicaidStated position
Committed to working to prevent House Republican-proposed cuts to Medicaid that he said could strip health coverage from vulnerable Americans.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-opposes-house-gops-steep-cuts-to-medicaid-could-leave-thousands-of-riers-without-health-coverageView position & sources → - Cost of Living / EconomyStated position
Committed to do everything in his power to help lower prices for working families and meet Rhode Islanders' needs during the 119th Congress.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-announces-committee-leadership-assignments-for-119th-congressView position & sources → - Separation of Powers / Congressional OversightStated position
Pledged to promote and uphold Congress's constitutional role, including its power of the purse, in the 119th Congress.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-announces-committee-leadership-assignments-for-119th-congressView position & sources → - National DefenseStated position
As Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, committed to enacting the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act and urged the Senate to pass it and send it to the President to be signed into law.
Sourceshttps://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/house-passes-reed-backed-national-defense-billView 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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