RepublicanJohn Barrasso
U.S. Senator · Wyoming
U.S. Senator from Wyoming
12 tracked promises, 2 rated
Wyoming
Represents Wyoming statewide
How they won their seat
John Barrasso won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Wyoming with 73.2% of the vote (198,418 votes).
- John Barrasso · Republican73.2%198,418
- Scott D Morrow · Democrat23.5%63,727
- Undervotes · Other2.5%6,860
- 2 Other Candidates0.8%2,118
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
John Barrasso's record includes significant activity in energy policy, particularly in relation to coal and federal permitting processes, as evidenced by his sponsorship of the Let America Build Act and legislation aimed at reducing barriers for coal companies. His involvement in committees related to energy and natural resources is documented. His voting record shows a consistent pattern with the majority of his party. Focus areas (from the record): Energy · Natural Resources · Agriculture · Infrastructure · Health Care Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Barrasso's sponsored bills and committee memberships align with his declared positions on energy and agriculture, particularly his efforts to support coal production and streamline permitting processes. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of his sponsored legislation; There is no information on his interactions with constituents or community feedback; The absence of statements limits understanding of his rationale behind specific legislative actions. Confidence: high (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. John Barrasso 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 2024. 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 John Barrasso 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
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)$00%
- Large individual (itemized)$00%
- PAC / committee$38K100%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — EnergyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — National ParksOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and MiningOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on FinanceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and InfrastructureOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Health CareOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS OversightOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health 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 Committee on Foreign Relations — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International DevelopmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+75 · based on 2 rated promises
- Championed 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 · 2 rated promisesThe line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.
| Date | Integrity Score |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 75 |
| Jul 2026 | 75 |
| Jan 2031 | 75 (current, held from last rating) |
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept2
- 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
12 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.
- Taxes3
- Agriculture1
- Energy & Carbon Capture1
- Energy & Coal1
- Energy & Permitting1
- Energy & Taxes1
- Health Care1
- Immigration & Border Security1
- National Security & Infrastructure1
- Nominations & Confirmations1
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
“Introduced the Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act to repeal the federal tax credits for new and used electric vehicles and EV charging stations.”
“Introduced the Enhanced Energy Recovery Act to change the Section 45Q carbon-capture tax credit so captured carbon used for enhanced energy production receives the same tax treatment as carbon used for utilization or sequestration.”
“Committed to making the 2017 Republican tax cuts permanent, framing it as a core Republican deliverable in the 119th Congress.”
“Introduced and championed the Let America Build Act to overhaul federal permitting — reforming NEPA judicial review for energy projects, reducing federal permitting burdens on oil, gas and coal, and deferring more oversight to states.”
“Pledged to finish the border wall, deport immigrants in the country illegally who have committed crimes, and stop the flow of illegal fentanyl.”
“Committed to strengthen and preserve the Medicaid program.”
“Pledged to eliminate federal taxes on tipped income.”
“Introduced legislation to reduce barriers to investment for coal companies, extending the bonus-payment period for coal mine leases from five to ten years to increase Wyoming coal production.”
“Committed that police officers and firefighters would owe no federal taxes on overtime pay.”
“Committed to work continuously, including nights and weekends, to confirm President Trump's Cabinet nominees.”
“Pledged to keep fighting for policies that expand American beef production and make it easier for Wyoming ranchers to operate.”
“Co-introduced the bipartisan Strategic Subsea Cables Act to improve U.S. government coordination and protection of undersea fiber-optic telecommunications cables.”
Verified record
355 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 $1,303,851, spent $711,084, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4903: A bill to improve the point-in-time count conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes. ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4765: Let America Build Act of 2026 ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4561: CLOSE THE GAP Act ↗May 19, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 736: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Hospital Week, to be observed from May 10 through May 16, 2026. ↗May 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4431: Time for Completion Act ↗Apr 29, 2026
- Sponsored S 4410: A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act. ↗Apr 28, 2026
- Sponsored S 4317: No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act of 2026 ↗Apr 16, 2026
- Sponsored S 4255: Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2026 ↗Mar 26, 2026
- Sponsored S 4202: Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act of 2026 ↗Mar 25, 2026
- Sponsored S 4173: Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act ↗Mar 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 3965: EDA Short Form Application Act ↗Mar 3, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 620: A resolution designating February 28, 2026, as "Rare Disease Day". ↗Feb 26, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 355 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 890
- Yea
- 662
- Nay
- 224
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 4
Full voting record
890 votes- S5271Yea
- PN1078Yea
- PN1078Yea
- HR6500Yea
- HR6500Yea
- HR6500Yea
- PN73011Yea
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Nay
- SJRES187Nay
- PN73011Yea
- PN932Yea
- PN932Yea
- HR6500Yea
- SRES817Yea
- SJRES181Nay
- SJRES199Nay
- SRES817Yea
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Positions on record
12 positions on recordThe 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.
- Energy & PermittingStated position
Introduced and championed the Let America Build Act to overhaul federal permitting — reforming NEPA judicial review for energy projects, reducing federal permitting burdens on oil, gas and coal, and deferring more oversight to states.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (barrasso.senate.gov)View position & sources → - AgricultureStated position
Pledged to keep fighting for policies that expand American beef production and make it easier for Wyoming ranchers to operate.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (barrasso.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Energy & CoalStated position
Introduced legislation to reduce barriers to investment for coal companies, extending the bonus-payment period for coal mine leases from five to ten years to increase Wyoming coal production.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (barrasso.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - National Security & InfrastructureStated position
Co-introduced the bipartisan Strategic Subsea Cables Act to improve U.S. government coordination and protection of undersea fiber-optic telecommunications cables.
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations· archivedView position & sources → - TaxesStated position
Committed to making the 2017 Republican tax cuts permanent, framing it as a core Republican deliverable in the 119th Congress.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (barrasso.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Immigration & Border SecurityStated position
Pledged to finish the border wall, deport immigrants in the country illegally who have committed crimes, and stop the flow of illegal fentanyl.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (barrasso.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Health CareStated position
Committed to strengthen and preserve the Medicaid program.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (barrasso.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Nominations & ConfirmationsStated position
Committed to work continuously, including nights and weekends, to confirm President Trump's Cabinet nominees.
SourcesCBS News, Face the Nation transcriptView position & sources → - Energy & Carbon CaptureStated position
Introduced the Enhanced Energy Recovery Act to change the Section 45Q carbon-capture tax credit so captured carbon used for enhanced energy production receives the same tax treatment as carbon used for utilization or sequestration.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (barrasso.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Energy & TaxesStated position
Introduced the Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act to repeal the federal tax credits for new and used electric vehicles and EV charging stations.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator John Barrasso (barrasso.senate.gov)· archivedView position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting YEA on Durbin Amendment No. 1841, as modified, to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons. The amendment was rejected 42 to 50.
SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 148, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Durbin Amdt. No. 1841 as Modified to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 42 yeas to 50 nays, April 19, 2024.View position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting NAY on Paul Amendment No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to append the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to the bill. The amendment was rejected 31 to 61, a three-fifths majority being required.
SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 144, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Paul Amdt. No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 31 yeas to 61 nays with a three-fifths majority required, April 19, 2024.View 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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