Policy • History • ImpactPromise Tracker
Promise Tracker groups this presidency term's records by status. The default view prioritizes promises with direct or meaningful downstream Black-community impact while keeping repeated administrations distinct.
This page covers the 2021-2025 term for Joseph R. Biden Jr..
Low-relevance and overlapping records remain accessible through Show All.
Delivered
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In Progress
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Partial
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Failed
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Blocked
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This presidency view groups curated Promise Tracker records by status. It keeps the records visible first, then points into Black Impact Score when you want a score summary built from the same public evidence base.
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5 records in this status
Courts / Representation
Nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme CourtBiden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was confirmed as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
Infrastructure / Economy
Pass a bipartisan infrastructure packageBiden signed a major bipartisan infrastructure law delivering large federal investment in transportation, broadband, and public works.
Public Health / COVID-19
Deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots in the first 100 daysBiden met the 100 million shots goal and later doubled it to 200 million within the same 100-day period.
Biden rejoined the Paris climate accord immediately after taking office.
Climate / Energy
Revoke the Keystone XL pipeline permitBiden revoked the Keystone XL permit on day one, effectively ending the project.
1 record in this status
Tracked as in progress because the administration backed reform efforts and took some executive and agency steps, but no durable federal legislative settlement was completed.
5 records in this status
Education / HBCUs / MSIs
Make HBCUs and under-resourced MSIs more affordableBiden increased federal support for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions and paired that with student-relief measures, but the full tuition-grant vision was not enacted as proposed.
Housing / Affordability
Increase access to affordable housingBiden took administrative and legislative steps to expand housing assistance and supply, but the larger affordable-housing agenda was narrowed by congressional gridlock.
Labor / Workers
Strengthen federal labor protectionsBiden shifted labor policy through appointments and executive support, but large statutory reforms such as the PRO Act did not pass.
Government Equity
Advance racial equity across federal agenciesTracked as partial because the administration established a government-wide equity framework, but implementation depended on uneven agency follow-through and remained vulnerable to reversal.
Education / Student Debt
Forgive public-college tuition debt for many borrowersBiden pursued broad debt relief and delivered targeted cancellation, but the Supreme Court blocked the central mass-forgiveness plan and the original campaign promise was not fully realized.
1 record in this status
Workers / Wages
Raise the federal minimum wage to $15Biden supported a $15 federal minimum wage, but Congress did not enact it.
2 records in this status
Voting Rights
Restore stronger federal voting-rights protectionsTracked as blocked because major voting-rights legislation advanced in the House but did not clear the Senate, leaving the central federal promise unmet.
Voting Rights / Criminal Justice
Restore voting rights after felony sentences are completedBiden expressed support for legislation that would expand voting rights after incarceration, but his administration did not create the promised incentives for states to restore those rights.