Help pass legislation to make sure weapons of war cannot be used to kill innocent people.

Madeleine Dean · Pennsylvania · Democratic

policy impact 0.86 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 95%

Occurrences

Madeleine will continue to help pass common sense legislation to make sure weapons of war cannot be used to kill innocent people, increase background checks, and repeal federal laws that bar funding for research on gun violence as a public health issue.

Commits to support legislation restricting weapons of war from being used to kill innocent people.

ADDRESSING THE GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC - Madeleine Dean for Congress
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Evidence

Archived/mirrored campaign language shows the promise was specifically about helping pass legislation to stop weapons of war from being used to kill innocents.

never same_term

Madeleine Dean – Pennsylvania State Congress, 4th
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Rep. Dean has been integral to the House passage of several life-saving bills, including H.R. 8, which would require universal background checks, and H.R. 1446, which would close the Charleston loophole. Unfortunately, this legislation has yet to be passed by the Senate or become law. Rep. Dean also championed the first meaningful gun violence prevention legislation in nearly 30 years —the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

Her official House page shows she helped advance gun-safety bills, but the page itself says key bills she backed did not become law; the enacted measure was not an assault-weapons ban.

partial same_term A for effort

Gun Violence Prevention | Congresswoman Madeleine Dean
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H.R.3115 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 ... Sponsor: McBath, Lucy ... Cosponsors: (184) ... This bill has the status Introduced ... Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania appears among the cosponsors list in the member activity page.

Congress.gov records show Dean backed an assault-weapons-ban bill in 2025, but the bill was only introduced and not enacted.

never same_term A for effort

Representative Madeleine Dean | Congress.gov
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Congresswoman Madeleine Dean ... introduced a slate of bills to prevent gun violence and protect our communities, including: The Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act ... The Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act ... The Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act ... Congresswoman Dean previously introduced five of these bills in the 118th Congress — two date back to her first term in the 116th Congress.

This is concrete legislative effort on gun violence, including repeated introductions of firearm-safety bills, but it is not evidence that a weapons-of-war ban was enacted.

never same_term A for effort

In Gun Violence Awareness Month, Congresswoman Dean Releases Comprehensive Gun Violence Prevention Package | Press Releases | Congresswoman Madeleine Dean
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The bill text shows S.1531, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2025 and referred to the Judiciary Committee; the page does not show enactment or final passage.

Official bill record confirms the assault-weapons ban effort existed but remained at introduction/referral, not delivery of the promised legislation.

never same_term A for effort

S.1531 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Dean's House issue page says she helped pass some gun-violence measures, including the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, while other bills she backed did not become law; it does not indicate passage of an assault-weapons ban or equivalent federal restriction.

Official office page shows sustained gun-violence work and some partial wins, but not the specific 'weapons of war' legislation promised here.

partial same_term A for effort

Gun Violence Prevention | Congresswoman Madeleine Dean
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Dean made sustained federal legislative efforts on gun violence, including cosponsoring the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 and advancing other firearm-safety bills. However, the specific promised outcome was to help pass legislation preventing weapons of war from being used to kill innocent people, and the evidence does not show enactment of an assault-weapons ban or equivalent federal restriction. Related gun-safety wins such as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act support effort and partial policy progress, but they do not deliver the specific weapons-of-war legislation promised.

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never same_term A for effort

Dean made concrete legislative efforts on gun violence and assault-weapons restrictions, including cosponsoring the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 and advancing other firearm-safety bills. However, the promised outcome was to help pass legislation ensuring weapons of war cannot be used to kill innocent people, which is best read as enactment of an assault-weapons-style ban or equivalent federal restriction. The cited assault-weapons-ban bill was introduced but not enacted, and other enacted or advanced gun-safety measures did not deliver that specific promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%