End or reform the Senate filibuster.

Brian Schatz · Hawaii · Democratic

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 98%

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

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Rule XXII states that debate is brought to a close if the question is decided affirmatively by three-fifths of Senators duly chosen and sworn, except measures or motions to amend Senate rules require two-thirds of Senators present and voting.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current official Senate rules still retain the cloture framework and supermajority thresholds, so the Senate filibuster has not been ended or broadly reformed as of this refresh; no newer official lookback-window action was found showing delivery.

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Rules Of The Senate | U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
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On the Decision of the Chair, vote 10 asked whether the chair's decision should stand; the result was Decision of Chair Sustained, 52 yeas to 48 nays. Schatz (D-HI) voted Nay.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Schatz voted with the side seeking to overturn the chair during the January 2022 voting-rights rules-change fight, but the Senate sustained the chair 52-48, so that concrete reform attempt failed rather than delivering the commitment.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 117th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 10
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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

The promised outcome has not been delivered: current Senate rules still retain Rule XXII cloture with the three-fifths threshold for most legislation, and the filibuster remains part of Senate practice. Schatz did support a concrete reform attempt in the January 19, 2022 voting-rights rules-change fight by voting against sustaining the chair, but that effort failed 52-48. Because he made a serious attempt but the filibuster was not ended or broadly reformed, this is a failed promise with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%