tag:usledger.org,2026:feed/all Every change to every promise: timeline events, rewordings, replies and cost changes. 2026-10-20T00:00:00Z USLedger.orghttps://usledger.org/ tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-20-unite-country/event/1 2026-10-20T00:00:00Z Unscoreable, 20 October 2026: Recorded as unscoreable: the words set no measurable outcome, cost or deadline Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “UNITE OUR COUNTRY BY BRINGING IT TO NEW AND RECORD LEVELS OF SUCCESS” Status now: Unscoreable. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-18-college-campuses/event/1 2026-10-20T00:00:00Z Unscoreable, 20 October 2026: Recorded as unscoreable: the words set no measurable outcome, cost or deadline Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “DEPORT PRO-HAMAS RADICALS AND MAKE OUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES SAFE AND PATRIOTIC AGAIN” Status now: Unscoreable. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-09-end-weaponization/event/1 2026-10-20T00:00:00Z Unscoreable, 20 October 2026: Recorded as unscoreable: the words set no measurable outcome, cost or deadline Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “END THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE” Status now: Unscoreable. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-07-defend-constitution/event/1 2026-10-20T00:00:00Z Unscoreable, 20 October 2026: Recorded as unscoreable: the words set no measurable outcome, cost or deadline Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION, OUR BILL OF RIGHTS, AND OUR FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, INCLUDING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, AND THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS” Status now: Unscoreable. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-01-seal-border/event/5 2026-10-16T00:00:00Z Delivering, 16 October 2026: CBP reports 98,708 Border Patrol apprehensions at the southwest border in fiscal year 2026, October 2025 to September 2026 (preliminary) Evidence: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/under-president-trump-and-secretary-mullin-dhs-announces-lowest Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-03-end-inflation/event/5 2026-10-05T00:00:00Z In plan, 5 October 2026: Executive Order 14435 directs the Treasury to defer certain federal excise taxes on diesel fuel due from 5 October to 31 December 2026 Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/09/2026-20855/emergency-tax-relief-on-diesel-fuel Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “END INFLATION, AND MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-15-ev-mandate-regulation/event/6 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z In plan, 30 September 2026: NHTSA's final rule resets fuel economy standards for model year 2022 to 2031 cars and light trucks, from 30 November 2026 Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/30/2026-19964/the-safer-affordable-fuel-efficient-safe-vehicles-rule-iii-for-model-years-2022-to-2031-passenger Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CANCEL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE AND CUT COSTLY AND BURDENSOME REGULATIONS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-13-dollar-reserve-currency/event/3 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z Delivering, 30 September 2026: IMF data put the US dollar's share of the world's foreign exchange reserves at 56.70% in the second quarter of 2026, against 20.60% for the euro Evidence: https://data.imf.org/en/news/imf%20data%20brief%20september%2030 Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “KEEP THE U.S. DOLLAR AS THE WORLD’S RESERVE CURRENCY” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-04-dominant-energy-producer/event/5 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z Delivering, 30 September 2026: EIA data show US dry natural gas production of 3.52 trillion cubic feet in July 2026, about 113.7 billion cubic feet a day, the highest month on record Evidence: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9070us2m.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “MAKE AMERICA THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, BY FAR!” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-03-end-inflation/event/4 2026-08-26T00:00:00Z In plan, 26 August 2026: Proclamation 11059 raises the 2026 tariff-rate quota for imported beef by 300,000 metric tons Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17842/further-ensuring-affordable-beef-for-the-american-consumer Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “END INFLATION, AND MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-10-crime-cartels-gangs/event/5 2026-08-14T00:00:00Z Delivering, 14 August 2026: FBI estimates for 2025: 1,119,768 violent crimes, 9.3% fewer than in 2024 (a rate of 327.6 per 100,000, down 9.7%), and 14,085 murders, down 18.1% Evidence: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/resources/reports/Reported%20Crimes%20in%20the%20Nation%202025%20Quick%20Stats.pdf Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-05-manufacturing-superpower/event/6 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z In plan, 23 July 2026: A presidential memorandum imposes section 301 tariffs of 10% or 12.5% on goods from economies that the Trade Representative found do not enforce bans on imports made with forced labor Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/28/2026-15274/actions-by-the-united-states-in-the-investigations-under-section-301-of-the-trade-act-of-1974-of-the Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER” Status now: Legislated. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-02-largest-deportation/event/4 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z Delivering, 20 July 2026: ICE's detention statistics record 356,389 removals in fiscal year 2026 up to 11 July 2026 Evidence: https://www.ice.gov/doclib/detention/FY26_detentionStats07202026.xlsx Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CARRY OUT THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-04-dominant-energy-producer/event/4 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z Delivering, 9 July 2026: EIA reports US crude oil production averaged a record 13.6 million barrels a day in 2025, about 40% more than Russia or Saudi Arabia Evidence: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67844 Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “MAKE AMERICA THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, BY FAR!” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-06-tax-cuts-no-tax-on-tips/event/3 2026-04-15T00:00:00Z Delivering, 15 April 2026: Treasury reports that more than 53 million filers claimed at least one of the law's new deductions on 2025 returns, including more than 6 million for tips, averaging more than $7,100 Evidence: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0441 Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “LARGE TAX CUTS FOR WORKERS, AND NO TAX ON TIPS!” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-19-election-rules/event/3 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z In plan, 31 March 2026: Executive Order 14399 directs Homeland Security to compile state citizenship lists for election officials and orders a Postal Service rulemaking on mail ballots Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/03/2026-06601/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “SECURE OUR ELECTIONS, INCLUDING SAME DAY VOTING, VOTER IDENTIFICATION, PAPER BALLOTS, AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-03-end-inflation/event/3 2026-03-13T00:00:00Z In plan, 13 March 2026: Executive Order 14394 directs agencies to revise wetland, stormwater, permitting and energy-code rules to lower the cost of building homes Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/18/2026-05388/removing-regulatory-barriers-to-affordable-home-construction Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “END INFLATION, AND MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-05-manufacturing-superpower/event/5 2026-02-20T00:00:00Z In plan, 20 February 2026: After the Supreme Court holds that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize tariffs, Executive Order 14389 ends the tariffs set under that Act, and Proclamation 11012 imposes a 10% import surcharge under section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 for 150 days from 24 February 2026 Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/25/2026-03824/imposing-a-temporary-import-surcharge-to-address-fundamental-international-payments-problems Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER” Status now: Legislated. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-15-ev-mandate-regulation/event/5 2026-02-18T00:00:00Z Delivering, 18 February 2026: EPA's final rule rescinds the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding and repeals the greenhouse gas standards for cars, trucks and their engines, from 20 April 2026 Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/18/2026-03157/rescission-of-the-greenhouse-gas-endangerment-finding-and-motor-vehicle-greenhouse-gas-emission Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CANCEL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE AND CUT COSTLY AND BURDENSOME REGULATIONS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-12-strongest-military/event/3 2026-02-03T00:00:00Z Funded, 3 February 2026: The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 is enacted as part of Public Law 119-75 Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE OUR MILITARY, MAKING IT, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE STRONGEST AND MOST POWERFUL IN THE WORLD” Status now: Funded. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-14-social-security-medicare/event/3 2026-01-28T00:00:00Z Delivering, 28 January 2026: OMB's annual PAYGO report finds no debit on either scorecard for fiscal year 2026, so no sequestration order is required Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/28/2026-01651/notice-2025-statutory-pay-as-you-go-act-annual-report Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “FIGHT FOR AND PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WITH NO CUTS, INCLUDING NO CHANGES TO THE RETIREMENT AGE” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-12-strongest-military/event/2 2025-12-18T00:00:00Z Legislated, 18 December 2025: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 becomes Public Law 119-60 Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ60/html/PLAW-119publ60.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE OUR MILITARY, MAKING IT, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE STRONGEST AND MOST POWERFUL IN THE WORLD” Status now: Funded. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-03-end-inflation/event/2 2025-11-14T00:00:00Z In plan, 14 November 2025: Executive Order 14360 removes certain agricultural products from the reciprocal tariffs, from 13 November 2025 Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-21203/modifying-the-scope-of-the-reciprocal-tariffs-with-respect-to-certain-agricultural-products Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “END INFLATION, AND MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-14-social-security-medicare/event/2 2025-11-12T00:00:00Z Legislated, 12 November 2025: Public Law 119-37 sets the balances on both statutory PAYGO scorecards to zero after the session ends Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “FIGHT FOR AND PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WITH NO CUTS, INCLUDING NO CHANGES TO THE RETIREMENT AGE” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-14-social-security-medicare/event/1 2025-11-03T00:00:00Z Delivering, 3 November 2025: The Social Security Administration sets a 2.8% cost-of-living increase in benefits, effective December 2025 Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/03/2025-19763/cost-of-living-increase-and-other-determinations-for-2026 Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “FIGHT FOR AND PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WITH NO CUTS, INCLUDING NO CHANGES TO THE RETIREMENT AGE” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-08-peace-missile-defense/event/4 2025-10-13T00:00:00Z Delivering, 13 October 2025: Leaders sign the Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity, welcoming the agreement that ends more than two years of war in Gaza Evidence: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/the-trump-declaration-for-enduring-peace-and-prosperity/ Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “PREVENT WORLD WAR THREE, RESTORE PEACE IN EUROPE AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY -- ALL MADE IN AMERICA” Status now: Funded. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-01-seal-border/event/4 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z Delivering, 7 October 2025: CBP reports 237,565 Border Patrol apprehensions at the southwest border in fiscal year 2025, October 2024 to September 2025; 172,026 of them were in the year's first 111 days, before 20 January 2025 Evidence: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/lowest-fiscal-year-border-patrol-apprehensions-1970 Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-02-largest-deportation/event/3 2025-09-24T00:00:00Z Delivering, 24 September 2025: ICE's detention statistics record 319,980 removals in fiscal year 2025 up to 20 September 2025 Evidence: https://www.ice.gov/doclib/detention/FY25_detentionStats09242025.xlsx Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CARRY OUT THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-11-rebuild-cities/event/5 2025-09-15T00:00:00Z In plan, 15 September 2025: A presidential memorandum creates the Memphis Safe Task Force and asks Tennessee's governor to provide National Guard units Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500916/html/DCPD-202500916.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “REBUILD OUR CITIES, INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC, MAKING THEM SAFE, CLEAN, AND BEAUTIFUL AGAIN” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-10-crime-cartels-gangs/event/4 2025-09-02T00:00:00Z Delivering, 2 September 2025: The President states that a US strike in international waters killed 11 people on a vessel the White House says Tren de Aragua operated: the first of a series of strikes on boats Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500886/html/DCPD-202500886.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-11-rebuild-cities/event/4 2025-08-25T00:00:00Z In plan, 25 August 2025: Executive Order 14339 orders more Park Police and prosecutors for Washington, a specialized DC National Guard unit and a standing National Guard quick reaction force for use across the country Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500866/html/DCPD-202500866.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “REBUILD OUR CITIES, INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC, MAKING THEM SAFE, CLEAN, AND BEAUTIFUL AGAIN” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-11-rebuild-cities/event/3 2025-08-11T00:00:00Z Delivering, 11 August 2025: A presidential memorandum mobilizes the DC National Guard; a federal court later records more than 2,000 Guard troops on the city's streets Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500845/html/DCPD-202500845.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “REBUILD OUR CITIES, INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC, MAKING THEM SAFE, CLEAN, AND BEAUTIFUL AGAIN” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-11-rebuild-cities/event/2 2025-08-11T00:00:00Z In plan, 11 August 2025: Executive Order 14333 declares a crime emergency in Washington, DC and directs the Mayor to provide the Metropolitan Police for federal purposes under section 740 of the Home Rule Act Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500843/html/DCPD-202500843.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “REBUILD OUR CITIES, INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC, MAKING THEM SAFE, CLEAN, AND BEAUTIFUL AGAIN” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-13-dollar-reserve-currency/event/2 2025-07-18T00:00:00Z Legislated, 18 July 2025: The GENIUS Act, Public Law 119-27, sets federal rules for payment stablecoins, which must hold reserves of at least one to one, such as Treasury bills maturing in 93 days or less; it takes effect by 18 January 2027 at the latest Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ27/html/PLAW-119publ27.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “KEEP THE U.S. DOLLAR AS THE WORLD’S RESERVE CURRENCY” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-15-ev-mandate-regulation/event/4 2025-07-04T00:00:00Z Legislated, 4 July 2025: Public Law 119-21 ends the tax credits for new, used and commercial clean vehicles acquired after 30 September 2025 (sections 70501 to 70503) and sets the civil penalty for missing fuel economy standards to zero (section 40006) Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CANCEL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE AND CUT COSTLY AND BURDENSOME REGULATIONS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-12-strongest-military/event/1 2025-07-04T00:00:00Z Funded, 4 July 2025: Public Law 119-21 appropriates defense funds available until 30 September 2029, including $29.2 billion for shipbuilding (section 20002) and $24.4 billion for air and missile defense (section 20003) Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE OUR MILITARY, MAKING IT, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE STRONGEST AND MOST POWERFUL IN THE WORLD” Status now: Funded. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-08-peace-missile-defense/event/3 2025-07-04T00:00:00Z Funded, 4 July 2025: Public Law 119-21 appropriates $24.4 billion for air and missile defense (section 20003), including $5.6 billion for space-based and boost-phase interceptors and $7.2 billion for space-based sensors, available until 30 September 2029 Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “PREVENT WORLD WAR THREE, RESTORE PEACE IN EUROPE AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY -- ALL MADE IN AMERICA” Status now: Funded. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-06-tax-cuts-no-tax-on-tips/event/2 2025-07-04T00:00:00Z Legislated, 4 July 2025: Public Law 119-21 makes the 2017 law's lower income tax rates permanent (section 70101) and raises the standard deduction (section 70102) Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “LARGE TAX CUTS FOR WORKERS, AND NO TAX ON TIPS!” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-06-tax-cuts-no-tax-on-tips/event/1 2025-07-04T00:00:00Z Legislated, 4 July 2025: Public Law 119-21 creates a federal income tax deduction for tips of up to $25,000 a year, reduced above $150,000 of income ($300,000 for joint returns), for 2025 to 2028 (section 70201), and a deduction for overtime pay (section 70202) Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “LARGE TAX CUTS FOR WORKERS, AND NO TAX ON TIPS!” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-05-manufacturing-superpower/event/4 2025-07-04T00:00:00Z Legislated, 4 July 2025: Public Law 119-21 lets factories whose construction begins after 19 January 2025 and before 1 January 2029, and that are in service before 2031, be written off in full in their first year (section 70307) Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER” Status now: Legislated. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-04-dominant-energy-producer/event/3 2025-07-04T00:00:00Z Legislated, 4 July 2025: Public Law 119-21 requires at least 4 onshore oil and gas lease sales a year in each of nine states (section 50101) and at least 30 offshore lease sales in the Gulf of America region (section 50102) Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “MAKE AMERICA THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, BY FAR!” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-02-largest-deportation/event/2 2025-07-04T00:00:00Z Funded, 4 July 2025: Public Law 119-21 appropriates $45 billion for ICE detention capacity (section 90003) and $29.85 billion for ICE, starting with hiring and training (section 100052), available until 30 September 2029 Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CARRY OUT THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-01-seal-border/event/3 2025-07-04T00:00:00Z Funded, 4 July 2025: Public Law 119-21 appropriates $46.55 billion for the border wall system (section 90001), $6.17 billion for border technology and screening (section 90004) and $10 billion to reimburse border support (section 90007), available until 30 September 2029 Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-15-ev-mandate-regulation/event/3 2025-06-12T00:00:00Z Legislated, 12 June 2025: Public Laws 119-15, 119-16 and 119-17 disapprove EPA's waivers for California's Advanced Clean Trucks, Advanced Clean Cars II and "Omnibus" low-NOx rules Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ16/html/PLAW-119publ16.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CANCEL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE AND CUT COSTLY AND BURDENSOME REGULATIONS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-05-manufacturing-superpower/event/3 2025-06-03T00:00:00Z In plan, 3 June 2025: Proclamation 10947 raises the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50%, from 4 June 2025 Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/09/2025-10524/adjusting-imports-of-aluminum-and-steel-into-the-united-states Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER” Status now: Legislated. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-19-election-rules/event/2 2025-05-28T00:00:00Z In plan, 28 May 2025: The Election Assistance Commission adopts a policy in support of fully paper-based, auditable voting systems Evidence: https://www.eac.gov/news/2025/05/28/eac-commissioners-issue-policy-support-paper-based-and-auditable-voting-systems Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “SECURE OUR ELECTIONS, INCLUDING SAME DAY VOTING, VOTER IDENTIFICATION, PAPER BALLOTS, AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-08-peace-missile-defense/event/2 2025-05-20T00:00:00Z In plan, 20 May 2025: The President announces a chosen "Golden Dome" missile defense architecture, puts its cost at about $175 billion and says it should be in operation before the end of his term Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500622/html/DCPD-202500622.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “PREVENT WORLD WAR THREE, RESTORE PEACE IN EUROPE AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY -- ALL MADE IN AMERICA” Status now: Funded. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-17-womens-sports/event/2 2025-04-16T00:00:00Z Delivering, 16 April 2025: The Justice Department sues Maine's Department of Education under Title IX over its policy on transgender girls in girls' sports Evidence: https://www.justice.gov/opa/gallery/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-announces-enforcement-actions-against-state-maine Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-05-manufacturing-superpower/event/2 2025-04-02T00:00:00Z In plan, 2 April 2025: Executive Order 14257 adds a 10% tariff on imports from all trading partners from 5 April 2025, with higher rates for listed countries, citing "the hollowing out of our manufacturing base" Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/07/2025-06063/regulating-imports-with-a-reciprocal-tariff-to-rectify-trade-practices-that-contribute-to-large-and Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER” Status now: Legislated. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-11-rebuild-cities/event/1 2025-03-27T00:00:00Z In plan, 27 March 2025: Executive Order 14252 sets a policy to make Washington, DC "safe, beautiful, and prosperous" and creates the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/03/2025-05837/making-the-district-of-columbia-safe-and-beautiful Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “REBUILD OUR CITIES, INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC, MAKING THEM SAFE, CLEAN, AND BEAUTIFUL AGAIN” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-19-election-rules/event/1 2025-03-25T00:00:00Z In plan, 25 March 2025: Executive Order 14248 directs the Election Assistance Commission to require documentary proof of US citizenship on the federal voter registration form, sets standards for voter-verifiable paper records, and directs enforcement against states that count ballots received after Election Day Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/28/2025-05523/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “SECURE OUR ELECTIONS, INCLUDING SAME DAY VOTING, VOTER IDENTIFICATION, PAPER BALLOTS, AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-10-crime-cartels-gangs/event/3 2025-03-14T00:00:00Z In plan, 14 March 2025: Proclamation 10903 invokes the Alien Enemies Act against Venezuelan members of Tren de Aragua aged 14 or older who are not US citizens or permanent residents Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/20/2025-04865/invocation-of-the-alien-enemies-act-regarding-the-invasion-of-the-united-states-by-tren-de-aragua Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-10-crime-cartels-gangs/event/2 2025-02-20T00:00:00Z In plan, 20 February 2025: The State Department designates Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and six Mexico-based cartels, including Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/20/2025-02873/foreign-terrorist-organization-designations-of-tren-de-aragua-mara-salvatrucha-cartel-de-sinaloa Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-05-manufacturing-superpower/event/1 2025-02-10T00:00:00Z In plan, 10 February 2025: Proclamation 10896 sets a 25% tariff on steel imports from all countries and ends country exemptions Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/18/2025-02833/adjusting-imports-of-steel-into-the-united-states Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER” Status now: Legislated. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-17-womens-sports/event/1 2025-02-05T00:00:00Z In plan, 5 February 2025: Executive Order 14201 sets a policy to rescind all funds from education programs that let males compete in women's sports, and directs the Education Department to give priority to Title IX enforcement Evidence: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/ Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-15-ev-mandate-regulation/event/2 2025-01-31T00:00:00Z In plan, 31 January 2025: Executive Order 14192 requires agencies to identify at least 10 existing regulations to repeal for each new one Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/06/2025-02345/unleashing-prosperity-through-deregulation Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CANCEL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE AND CUT COSTLY AND BURDENSOME REGULATIONS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-16-school-funding/event/1 2025-01-29T00:00:00Z In plan, 29 January 2025: Executive Order 14190 directs the Secretaries of Education, Defense and Health and Human Services to deliver within 90 days a strategy that includes eliminating federal funding or support for what the order calls indoctrination in K-12 schools Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/03/2025-02232/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CUT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ANY SCHOOL PUSHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY, RADICAL GENDER IDEOLOGY, AND OTHER INAPPROPRIATE RACIAL, SEXUAL, OR POLITICAL CONTENT ON OUR CHILDREN” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-10-crime-cartels-gangs/event/1 2025-01-29T00:00:00Z Legislated, 29 January 2025: The Laken Riley Act, Public Law 119-1, requires Homeland Security to detain inadmissible non-citizens who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of burglary, theft, shoplifting, assaulting a police officer, or a crime that causes death or serious bodily injury Evidence: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ1/html/PLAW-119publ1.htm Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-08-peace-missile-defense/event/1 2025-01-27T00:00:00Z In plan, 27 January 2025: Executive Order 14186 directs the Secretary of Defense to submit within 60 days a plan for a missile defense shield over the US, including space-based interceptors Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/03/2025-02182/the-iron-dome-for-america Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “PREVENT WORLD WAR THREE, RESTORE PEACE IN EUROPE AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY -- ALL MADE IN AMERICA” Status now: Funded. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-13-dollar-reserve-currency/event/1 2025-01-23T00:00:00Z In plan, 23 January 2025: Executive Order 14178 sets a policy of protecting the sovereignty of the US dollar, including through dollar-backed stablecoins, and bars agencies from establishing a central bank digital currency Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/31/2025-02123/strengthening-american-leadership-in-digital-financial-technology Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “KEEP THE U.S. DOLLAR AS THE WORLD’S RESERVE CURRENCY” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-15-ev-mandate-regulation/event/1 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z In plan, 20 January 2025: Executive Order 14154 sets a policy to "eliminate the 'electric vehicle (EV) mandate'" Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/29/2025-01956/unleashing-american-energy Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CANCEL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE AND CUT COSTLY AND BURDENSOME REGULATIONS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-04-dominant-energy-producer/event/2 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z In plan, 20 January 2025: Executive Order 14156 declares a national energy emergency and directs agencies to use emergency and other powers to speed energy production and infrastructure Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/29/2025-02003/declaring-a-national-energy-emergency Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “MAKE AMERICA THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, BY FAR!” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-04-dominant-energy-producer/event/1 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z In plan, 20 January 2025: Executive Order 14154 sets a policy to expand energy production on federal lands and waters and orders agencies to review rules that burden it Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/29/2025-01956/unleashing-american-energy Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “MAKE AMERICA THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, BY FAR!” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-03-end-inflation/event/1 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z In plan, 20 January 2025: A presidential memorandum directs all executive departments and agencies to deliver emergency price relief, including on housing, health care, food and fuel, and to report every 30 days Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/28/2025-01904/delivering-emergency-price-relief-for-american-families-and-defeating-the-cost-of-living-crisis Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “END INFLATION, AND MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-02-largest-deportation/event/1 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z In plan, 20 January 2025: Executive Order 14159 directs agencies to give priority to immigration enforcement, widen expedited removal, add detention facilities and expand 287(g) agreements with state and local police Evidence: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-american-people-against-invasion/ Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CARRY OUT THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-01-seal-border/event/2 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z In plan, 20 January 2025: Executive Order 14165 directs Homeland Security to resume the Migrant Protection Protocols, stop paroling migrants through the CBP One app, end categorical parole programs and end "catch-and-release" Evidence: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/securing-our-borders/ Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-01-seal-border/event/1 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z In plan, 20 January 2025: Proclamation 10886 declares a national emergency at the southern border, makes the armed forces available to support the Department of Homeland Security and orders more physical barriers Evidence: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/29/2025-01948/declaring-a-national-emergency-at-the-southern-border-of-the-united-states Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-20-unite-country/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “UNITE OUR COUNTRY BY BRINGING IT TO NEW AND RECORD LEVELS OF SUCCESS” Status now: Unscoreable. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-19-election-rules/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “SECURE OUR ELECTIONS, INCLUDING SAME DAY VOTING, VOTER IDENTIFICATION, PAPER BALLOTS, AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-18-college-campuses/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “DEPORT PRO-HAMAS RADICALS AND MAKE OUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES SAFE AND PATRIOTIC AGAIN” Status now: Unscoreable. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-17-womens-sports/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-16-school-funding/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CUT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ANY SCHOOL PUSHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY, RADICAL GENDER IDEOLOGY, AND OTHER INAPPROPRIATE RACIAL, SEXUAL, OR POLITICAL CONTENT ON OUR CHILDREN” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-15-ev-mandate-regulation/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CANCEL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE AND CUT COSTLY AND BURDENSOME REGULATIONS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-14-social-security-medicare/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “FIGHT FOR AND PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WITH NO CUTS, INCLUDING NO CHANGES TO THE RETIREMENT AGE” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-13-dollar-reserve-currency/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “KEEP THE U.S. DOLLAR AS THE WORLD’S RESERVE CURRENCY” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-12-strongest-military/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE OUR MILITARY, MAKING IT, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE STRONGEST AND MOST POWERFUL IN THE WORLD” Status now: Funded. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-11-rebuild-cities/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “REBUILD OUR CITIES, INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC, MAKING THEM SAFE, CLEAN, AND BEAUTIFUL AGAIN” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-10-crime-cartels-gangs/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-09-end-weaponization/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “END THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE” Status now: Unscoreable. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-08-peace-missile-defense/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “PREVENT WORLD WAR THREE, RESTORE PEACE IN EUROPE AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY -- ALL MADE IN AMERICA” Status now: Funded. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-07-defend-constitution/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION, OUR BILL OF RIGHTS, AND OUR FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, INCLUDING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, AND THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS” Status now: Unscoreable. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-06-tax-cuts-no-tax-on-tips/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “LARGE TAX CUTS FOR WORKERS, AND NO TAX ON TIPS!” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-05-manufacturing-superpower/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER” Status now: Legislated. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-04-dominant-energy-producer/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “MAKE AMERICA THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, BY FAR!” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-03-end-inflation/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “END INFLATION, AND MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN” Status now: In plan. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-02-largest-deportation/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “CARRY OUT THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY” Status now: Delivering. tag:usledger.org,2026:promise/gop-2024-01-seal-border/event/0 2024-07-15T00:00:00Z Promised, 15 July 2024: Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises Republican Party, 15 July 2024: “SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION” Status now: Delivering.