In Congress, I will champion the For The People Act and The John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which will expand voting rights, limit gerrymandering, create new ethics rules, and reduce the role of money in politics.
I will champion the For The People Act and The John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
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Evidence
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GovInfo identifies H.R. 14 in the 119th Congress as the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025. The action and cosponsor fields list Shontel M. Brown of Ohio among the members backing the bill at introduction, with referral to the House Judiciary Committee.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 9 on H.R. 5746 on January 13, 2022. The vote was yea-and-nay, status Passed, 220-203. In the all-votes table, Brown (OH), Democratic, Ohio, is recorded as voting Yea.
Assessments
Brown promised to champion the voting-rights measures, not necessarily to secure final enactment. In her same House term she voted yea on H.R. 5746, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act package, which passed the House on January 13, 2022. She also later cosponsored H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025. Because these are concrete legislative actions aligned with the promise, the championing commitment is fulfilled, though the broader federal legislation was not enacted.