Seat note: Projected winner per NBC News (56.2% with 95.6% in at 2026-11-05 11:31 ET); 2026 regular election, term 2027-2033; succeeds retiring Jeanne Shaheen
Seat source: 2026 Senate election results (NBC News Decision Desk) (NBC News), published November 5, 2026, checked November 5, 2026; 2026 United States Senate elections (Wikipedia rev 1383921718, 2026-11-05T16:30:35Z) (Wikipedia), published November 5, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader: Undecided
The Senate Democratic leader is chosen by secret ballot. This page shows what the senator has said, never how they voted.
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“it's very clear voters are hungry for new voices at the table and for a new generation of leadership in the Senate.”
Summary: Pappas called for a new generation of Senate leadership but did not say whether he would vote for Schumer; his campaign did not answer Roll Call's follow-up.
Context: Interview the week before the election (Roll Call) [statement month 2026-10; date field set to article date]
Source: 'I'll be reelected as majority leader,' Schumer says (Roll Call), published November 4, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
The agenda
Each issue is split into the specific demands on the letter. A past vote or bill is dated and shown as a record, not a promise.
Prices: Partial or mixed support
Take the power to set tariffs back from the president: Partial or mixed support
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Voted Yea on H.J.Res.72, House roll 65, 2026.
Context: Joint resolution terminating the national emergency used to impose tariffs on Canada (passed 219-211); ends one set of emergency tariffs rather than restoring Congress's tariff power in law, so a yea is partial.
Source: Roll Call 65, 2026: H.J.Res.72, On Passage (clerk.house.gov), published February 11, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Cosponsored H.R.407 (Prevent Tariff Abuse Act), 119th Congress.
Context: Prevent Tariff Abuse Act: removes tariff authority from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; closes one presidential tariff route but leaves other trade laws in place, so partial.
Source: H.R.407 - Prevent Tariff Abuse Act (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published September 19, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Ban companies from using personal data to charge people more (surveillance pricing): Supports the specific demand
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Cosponsored H.R.4640 (Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act of 2025), 119th Congress.
Context: Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act: prohibits surveillance-based price setting, meaning individualized prices based on personal data; a direct match.
Source: H.R.4640 - Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act of 2025 (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published September 29, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Outlaw price gouging: No verified public position found
Single-payer: No verified public position found
Single-payer: one public plan covering everyone, with no premiums, deductibles, networks or surprise bills: No verified public position found
Child care and leave: Supports the specific demand
Cap child care costs at 7% of any family's income: Supports the specific demand
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Cosponsored H.R.4418 (Child Care for Working Families Act), 119th Congress.
Context: Child Care for Working Families Act (House): caps family child care copayments at no more than 7% of income and funds state universal, free, high-quality preschool; matches both the 7% cap and free pre-K.
Source: H.R.4418 - Child Care for Working Families Act (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published September 19, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Paid family and medical leave for every worker: Supports the specific demand
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Cosponsored H.R.5390 (FAMILY Act), 119th Congress.
Context: FAMILY Act (House): creates a national paid family and medical leave insurance program; matches paid leave for every worker.
Source: H.R.5390 - FAMILY Act (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published November 3, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Schools: Supports the specific demand
Fund public schools properly, starting with the special education (IDEA) money Congress promised: Supports the specific demand
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Cosponsored H.R.2598 (IDEA Full Funding Act), 119th Congress.
Context: IDEA Full Funding Act (House): mandatory increases to reach the full federal 40% IDEA Part B share; matches the IDEA funding demand.
Source: H.R.2598 - IDEA Full Funding Act (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published October 20, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Free, high-quality pre-K for every family: Supports the specific demand
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Cosponsored H.R.4418 (Child Care for Working Families Act), 119th Congress.
Context: Child Care for Working Families Act (House): caps family child care copayments at no more than 7% of income and funds state universal, free, high-quality preschool; matches both the 7% cap and free pre-K.
Source: H.R.4418 - Child Care for Working Families Act (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published September 19, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Housing: No verified public position found
Tie federal housing and transportation money to zoning that allows apartment buildings with shops on the ground floor: No verified public position found
Public power: No verified public position found
Public power: a national grid planned and coordinated by the Department of Energy, with states and local public utilities: No verified public position found
Iran war: Supports the specific demand
Pass a law requiring the president to stop hostilities against Iran that Congress never authorized: Supports the specific demand
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Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.93, House roll 307, 2026.
Context: War Powers concurrent resolution directing the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran; matches the demand in intent, though a concurrent resolution does not have the force of law. (Passed 220-204.)
Source: Roll Call 307, 2026: H.Con.Res.93, On Agreeing to the Resolution (clerk.house.gov), published September 15, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89, House roll 282, 2026.
Context: War Powers concurrent resolution directing the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran; matches the demand in intent, though a concurrent resolution does not have the force of law. (Passed 214-208.)
Source: Roll Call 282, 2026: H.Con.Res.89, On Agreeing to the Resolution (clerk.house.gov), published July 23, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.86, House roll 199, 2026.
Context: War Powers concurrent resolution directing the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran; matches the demand in intent, though a concurrent resolution does not have the force of law. (Passed 215-208.)
Source: Roll Call 199, 2026: H.Con.Res.86, On Agreeing to the Resolution (clerk.house.gov), published June 3, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.75, House roll 170, 2026.
Context: War Powers concurrent resolution directing the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran; matches the demand in intent, though a concurrent resolution does not have the force of law. (Gottheimer resolution, failed 212-212.)
Source: Roll Call 170, 2026: H.Con.Res.75, On Agreeing to the Resolution (clerk.house.gov), published May 14, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.40, House roll 114, 2026.
Context: War Powers concurrent resolution directing the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran; matches the demand in intent, though a concurrent resolution does not have the force of law. (Meeks resolution, failed 213-214.)
Source: Roll Call 114, 2026: H.Con.Res.40, On Agreeing to the Resolution (clerk.house.gov), published April 16, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.38, House roll 85, 2026.
Context: War Powers concurrent resolution directing the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran; matches the demand in intent, though a concurrent resolution does not have the force of law. (Massie resolution, failed 212-219.)
Source: Roll Call 85, 2026: H.Con.Res.38, On Agreeing to the Resolution (clerk.house.gov), published March 5, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Cut off money for offensive operations Congress never approved: Supports the specific demand
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Cosponsored H.R.8707 (No Funds for Iran War Act), 119th Congress.
Context: No Funds for Iran War Act: prohibits federal funds for military force against Iran not authorized by Congress; a direct match for cutting off money.
Source: H.R.8707 - No Funds for Iran War Act (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published October 31, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Executive power: Partial or mixed support
Emergency powers expire unless Congress votes to keep them: No verified public position found
Put tariffs back under Congress's control: Partial or mixed support
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Voted Yea on H.J.Res.72, House roll 65, 2026.
Context: Joint resolution terminating the national emergency used to impose tariffs on Canada (passed 219-211); ends one set of emergency tariffs rather than restoring Congress's tariff power in law, so a yea is partial.
Source: Roll Call 65, 2026: H.J.Res.72, On Passage (clerk.house.gov), published February 11, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Cosponsored H.R.407 (Prevent Tariff Abuse Act), 119th Congress.
Context: Prevent Tariff Abuse Act: removes tariff authority from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; closes one presidential tariff route but leaves other trade laws in place, so partial.
Source: H.R.407 - Prevent Tariff Abuse Act (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published September 19, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Protect inspectors general: No verified public position found
Stop any president from refusing to spend money Congress approved (impoundment): No verified public position found
Elections: No verified public position found
A constitutional amendment to end Citizens United: No verified public position found
Every voter in the country gets the option to vote by mail: No verified public position found
Filibuster: No verified public position found
End the filibuster so the Senate passes bills by majority vote: No verified public position found
Congress: Partial or mixed support
Ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks: Supports the specific demand
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Cosponsored H.R.5106 (Restore Trust in Congress Act), 119th Congress.
Context: Restore Trust in Congress Act: bars members and their spouses and dependents from buying individual stocks and requires them to divest; a direct match.
Source: H.R.5106 - Restore Trust in Congress Act (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published October 23, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Cosponsored H.R.396 (TRUST in Congress Act), 119th Congress.
Context: TRUST in Congress Act: requires members, spouses and dependent children to place covered investments such as individual stocks in a qualified blind trust; ends members' trading of individual stocks.
Source: H.R.396 - TRUST in Congress Act (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published September 19, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Add seats to the House: No verified public position found
Get rid of the debt ceiling for good: No verified public position found
Supreme Court: Partial or mixed support
Add seats to the Supreme Court: No verified public position found
Fixed 18-year terms for justices: No verified public position found
An enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court: Supports the specific demand
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Cosponsored H.R.3513 (Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025), 119th Congress.
Context: Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025: requires a binding code of conduct for justices with a complaint and investigation process, plus recusal rules; an enforceable ethics code.
Source: H.R.3513 - Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025 (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published November 3, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Stop a single senator from blocking a judge (end the blue slip veto): No verified public position found
Immigration: Partial or mixed support
A pathway to citizenship for people who already live and work here: Partial or mixed support
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Cosponsored H.R.1589 (American Dream and Promise Act of 2025), 119th Congress.
Context: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025: green cards and a path to citizenship for Dreamers and TPS/DED holders only; covers part of the undocumented population, so partial.
Source: H.R.1589 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 (119th Congress), bill status and cosponsors (govinfo.gov (GPO bulk BILLSTATUS, the congress.gov bill status record)), published November 3, 2026, checked November 5, 2026
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Fix legal immigration so people who want to come the right way can: No verified public position found
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