GOP Pledge-O-Meter

Browse the GOP Pledge-O-Meter: All promises By Subject Economy Health Care Taxes Education   PolitiFact compiled promises that Republican congressional leaders made during the 2010 campaign and tracked their progress on our GOP Pledge-O-Meter.  We rated their status as Not Yet Rated, In the Works or Stalled. Once we found action completed, we rated them Promise Kept, Compromise or Promise Broken. (See our About the Pledge-O-Meter page for definitions of the ratings.) The report card above provides a tally of all the promises.

GOP Pledge-O-Meter Scorecard

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Latest GOP Pledge-O-Meter Promises

Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Vote on budget-cutting bills
New House majority held a five-day vote-a-thon on spending cuts | January 10, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Review entitlements and prevent expansion of unfunded liabilities
House Republicans prevent expansion of ‘unfunded liabilities’ | January 8, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Work with state and local officials to enforce immigration laws
House Republicans support state and local help enforcing immigration laws | January 8, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Bring every Pledge to America proposal before the House for a vote
House Republicans voted on their priorities again and again | January 8, 2013
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Refuse to consider House legislation that includes earmarks
GOP approved earmark ban for 112th Congress and re-upped for 113th | January 8, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Cancel unspent stimulus
Stimulus payments have chugged on | January 8, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Cut government spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels
Spending has risen or fallen, depending on the year you’re comparing to | January 8, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Demand an overarching detention policy
Republicans push for military custody of terror suspects; Obama pushes back | January 7, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Require congressional approval for major regulations
Measure passed the House, died in the Senate | January 7, 2013
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Have every member of the House Republican conference champion a YouCut program
Many Republicans, but not all, pushed ideas | January 7, 2013
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Schedule at least one YouCut proposal every week
YouCut proposals got substantial attention in House | January 7, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Give small businesses a tax deduction
House passed bill that died in Senate | January 3, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Develop a ‘cut as you go’ rule
House GOP exchanges ‘PAYGO’ for ‘CUTGO’ | January 3, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Make Bush tax cuts permanent for all incomes
Fiscal cliff deal extends low rates, but not for everybody | January 3, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
Boehner will fly commercial
No evidence of military travel | December 26, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Conduct an immediate and comprehensive review of existing and proposed government rules, regulations and statutes
House passes resolution, but review short of ‘comprehensive’ | November 28, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Strengthen visa security
Visa security bill didn’t reach full House vote | November 20, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Increase access to domestic energy sources
House successfully opposes cap-and-trade, other initiatives fail | November 20, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Block funding for implementation of health care bill
Republicans fail to stop most Obamacare funding | November 20, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Require “sunset” reviews for programs
Sunset bills are offered, effect of them unclear | November 15, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Freeze government pay and government hiring
Government freezes most pay but not hiring | November 12, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Handle commemorative moments and special honors during special orders and one-minute speeches
Commemorative moments taking up a lot less time | November 8, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Develop standards for the type of legislation that will be brought to the floor
Majority Leader has outlined protocols | November 8, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Allow purchase of health insurance across state lines
No progress on Republican bill | November 8, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Oppose extending “Miranda Rights” to foreign terrorists
House stalled Miranda rights via defense bill | November 1, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Update nuclear warheads
Funding is there for updating warheads | September 24, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Establish operational control of the border
Sides work together, border gets tighter | September 21, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Fund weapons research
Funding provided, but sequester looms | August 24, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Fully fund missile defense
Programs are funded, but disagreements persist | August 24, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Expand health savings accounts
Little hope in this Congress | August 15, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Reduce federal pay
Little to no movement | August 15, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Pass ‘clean’ military spending bills
Bills have passed, but with millions in earmarks | August 13, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Do away with the concept of ”comprehensive” spending bills
Breaking up spending bills into smaller pieces? Didn’t happen. | August 10, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
End TARP
Repeal is moot | August 3, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Repeal the health care bill
Obamacare stands | July 25, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Enact medical liability reform
Reform bill passed House, stuck in Senate | July 24, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Enact conscience protections into health law
Bills hit roadblocks in Senate | July 24, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Codify Hyde Amendment to prohibit federal funding of abortion
House passed it, but Senate is dead end | July 24, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
End government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Reform bills introduced, but nothing has passed | June 27, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Keep “combatants” in Guantanamo Bay
Prison remains open, operational | June 12, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Will not bundle bills into “must-pass” legislation
Unrelated items in urgent legislation | March 28, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
Approve pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea
All three agreements enacted | February 9, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Consider designations and namings of post offices and other federal buildings only one day each month
One exception, but a good record overall | October 4, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
Require tough enforcement of sanctions against Iran
Foreign Affairs committee pushes enforcement, new bills on Iran | August 25, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
Establish a hard cap on new discretionary spending
Discretionary spending caps included in debt-ceiling deal | August 10, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
Publish the text of bills online at least three days before a House vote
Debt deal gets fast-track vote to avert government default | August 3, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
Oppose “cap and trade”
Cap-and-trade a no-go in the House | July 22, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
Oppose “card check”
Change in control of House probably rules out any chance of passage | April 20, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
Repeal small business mandate
President signs repeal of purchasing paperwork requirement | April 15, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
Webcast committee meetings
Webcasts now online, but not transcripts | March 25, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Eliminate congressional resolutions to honor individuals and groups
House GOP refrains from taking up purely commemorative bills | March 25, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
Require bills to include a clause citing its authority in the Constitution
Lawmakers abiding by new constitutional-justification rule | March 18, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
Cut Congress’ budget
GOP’s first Promise Kept: Cut congressional budget | January 7, 2011