I support legalizing recreational marijuana use, repealing qualified immunity, and expanding funding toward rehabilitation and diversion programs. In Congress, I will advocate for ending the use of cash bail, and the measures in the Breathe Act - for a more just and fair system of policing.
Legalize recreational marijuana, repeal qualified immunity, expand rehabilitation and diversion funding, and end cash bail.
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Evidence
Under Social Justice, the campaign site says: "I support legalizing recreational marijuana use, repealing qualified immunity, and expanding funding toward rehabilitation and diversion programs. In Congress, I will advocate for ending the use of cash bail, and the measures in the Breathe Act."
The office announced that Williams voted to pass H.R. 1280, saying the bill would "eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement" and curb police brutality.
Roll Call 60 for H.R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, shows "Williams (GA) Democratic Georgia GA Yea" and the vote passed the House 220-212.
The office said Williams "voted to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act," which "will decriminalize marijuana at the federal level" and retroactively expunge previous convictions.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 3617 passed the House on 04/01/2022 by a vote of 220-204 and was titled "To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes."
Congress.gov summarizes H.R. 1280 as including a section that "limits qualified immunity as a defense to liability" and shows the bill's latest action as received in the Senate after passing the House.
Under Social Justice, the campaign site says: "I support legalizing recreational marijuana use, repealing qualified immunity, and expanding funding toward rehabilitation and diversion programs. In Congress, I will advocate for ending the use of cash bail, and the measures in the Breathe Act."
The bill text defines grants for "deflection or diversion program" and includes repeated references to diversion-based treatment pathways and substance use disorder or mental health treatment referrals.
The committee report states that H.R. 5214 concerns the "District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025" and discusses mandatory pretrial detention / financial conditions tied to cash bail reform.
Assessments
This was a broad federal policy promise with four distinct outcomes: legalize recreational marijuana, repeal qualified immunity, expand rehabilitation/diversion funding, and end cash bail. The evidence shows Williams clearly advocated for these positions and cast supportive House votes on at least two major components. She voted for the MORE Act, which passed the House and would have decriminalized/descheduled cannabis, but it did not become law. She also voted for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which included limits on qualified immunity, but that measure likewise passed only the House and was not enacted. For rehabilitation/diversion funding and ending cash bail, the record provided shows continued legislative discussion and related bills, but not enactment attributable to Williams, nor clear evidence that she delivered those outcomes. Because the promised outcomes were not achieved at the federal level, the overall promise was not fulfilled. However, she made serious legislative efforts in Congress to advance key parts of it, so this merits an effort badge.
Williams materially advanced parts of the promise during her House term by voting for the MORE Act on federal marijuana decriminalization and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act provisions limiting or eliminating qualified immunity. Those bills passed the House but did not become federal law, and the record does not show delivered federal legalization of recreational marijuana, repeal of qualified immunity, expanded rehabilitation/diversion funding, or an end to cash bail. Because she made serious legislative efforts but the promised outcomes were not enacted, this is best scored as not delivered with an effort badge.