Reed will work to end President Trump's tariff and Iran war policies, lower costs, and create an orderly process to reimburse Americans for elevated costs through the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act.

Jack Reed · Rhode Island · Democratic

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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Reed's office said he has repeatedly voted against Trump's tariff taxes and Iran war, is working to end those policies and lower costs, and teamed with Sen. Whitehouse on the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act to create a reimbursement process for Americans facing elevated costs.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Latest near-lookback official statement shows continued advocacy and concrete legislative effort, but it also describes ongoing high prices and an unresolved Iran/tariff-cost problem rather than completed relief.

partial same_term A for effort

RI Gas Prices Surge Above $4 & National Gas Price Climbs to $4.11 as August Average Hits Record High, AAA Says
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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GovInfo lists S. 4111, the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act, introduced March 17, 2026, with Jack Reed as a cosponsor. The bill would impose a windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate collected tax back to individual taxpayers; it was read twice and referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record proves Reed cosponsored the reimbursement mechanism in the 119th Congress, but the recorded action is referral to committee, not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 4111 (IS) - Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Reed materially worked on the issue during the same federal Senate term by opposing Trump tariff and Iran-war policies and cosponsoring S. 4111, the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act. But the core promised outcomes were not completed: the reimbursement mechanism was only referred to committee, not enacted, and the cited evidence describes elevated costs and the broader tariff/Iran policy concerns as unresolved. Because there was a serious legislative and advocacy attempt without delivery of the promised outcome, this is scored as never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%