Biden's presidency (2021-2025) was the immediate predecessor to Trump's second term. This profile grades his 2020 campaign promises against his single served term, providing the direct A/B comparison readers want when they look at Trump's 2024 live tracker.
President Biden kept 8 of 15 campaign promises tracked, falling short on several major pledges. His broken promises span reproductive rights, labor, immigration, and foreign policy: he did not codify Roe v. Wade, did not restore the Iran nuclear deal, did not raise the federal minimum wage to $15, and did not pass comprehensive immigration reform. He also withdrew from the 2024 rematch he had promised to contest. On the kept side, he fulfilled 8 other commitments across his term. We don't yet have donor data or specific vote alignments to show what funding sources may have influenced these outcomes, or which bills he signed or vetoed in support of these goals.
Narrated from FEC + Congress.gov receipts. Every figure traces to our data.
Jr. kept 53% of 15 promises tracked for the 2021–2025 term. Each verdict is term-scoped, primary-sourced, and reviewed by three sequential reviewers (neutral · conservative · progressive).
Standard review · primary sources, single editorial pass.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.'s campaign-promise scorecard: 53% kept of 15 graded. Source: campaignreceipts.com/r/joe-biden
Primary-source promise tracker, campaignreceipts.com.
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American Rescue Plan Act (Pub.L. 117-2) signed March 11, 2021. $1.9T included $1,400 stimulus checks, expanded UI, expanded CTC, and state/local aid.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub.L. 117-58) signed Nov 15, 2021. $550B in new spending across roads, bridges, broadband, transit, and grid.
Executive Order on day one of presidency (Jan 20, 2021). U.S. formally re-entered Feb 19, 2021.
Broad cancellation ($10k-20k/borrower) struck down by SCOTUS in Biden v. Nebraska (June 30, 2023). Narrower targeted cancellations approved ~$138B across PSLF, IDR fixes, and Borrower Defense.
Women's Health Protection Act passed House Sep 24, 2021 (218-211). Failed Senate cloture May 11, 2022 (49-51). Dobbs decision overturned Roe June 24, 2022.
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Pub.L. 117-159) signed June 25, 2022 — first major federal gun-safety law in 30 years. Did not include assault weapons ban or universal background checks.
IRA (Pub.L. 117-169) signed Aug 16, 2022. $369B in climate spending — largest U.S. climate investment ever. Passed Senate 51-50 (Harris tie-break) and House 220-207.
CHIPS and Science Act (Pub.L. 117-167) signed Aug 9, 2022. $52B for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, $200B for R&D.
Withdrawal completed Aug 30, 2021. Execution widely criticized — 13 U.S. servicemembers killed at Kabul airport Aug 26, 2021; Afghan government collapsed in days.
Confirmed April 7, 2022 (53-47). First Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Withdrew from 2024 race July 21, 2024 after debate performance. Endorsed Harris, who lost Nov 5, 2024 by 226-312 electoral votes.
Talks in Vienna (April 2021 - Sep 2022) failed. JCPOA never restored. Iran nuclear program advanced significantly during the term.
Raise the Wage Act provisions stripped from American Rescue Plan on Byrd-rule objection. Federal minimum wage remains $7.25/hr at end of term.
U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 introduced Feb 18, 2021; never reached a floor vote. Lankford-Sinema-Murphy bipartisan border bill collapsed Feb 7, 2024 after Trump pressure on House Republicans.
Approximately $175B in U.S. aid authorized 2022-2024. Final supplemental signed April 24, 2024 (Pub.L. 118-50) after six-month House Republican delay.
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