Introduce and support legislation to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act.

Christopher A. Coons · Delaware · Democratic

policy impact 4.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 0%

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Occurrences

S.2523 Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.

Coons cosponsored a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act and change how states and political subdivisions are evaluated under section 4.

Sponsored and Co-sponsored Legislation
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Evidence

The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats said the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was reintroduced on July 29, 2025, and listed Chris Coons among the Senate Democrats backing the measure.

Shows Coons continued to support the bill to restore and update Voting Rights Act safeguards, including the section 4 coverage formula concept central to the claim.

delivered same_term A for effort

Durbin, Warnock Reintroduce John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
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GovInfo’s bill text says H.R. 14 would amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act.

Confirms the legislation that Coons supported was explicitly aimed at revising the section 4 coverage criteria named in the commitment.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 14 (IH) - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 88%

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Assessments

delivered same_term

Coons promised to introduce and support legislation revising the Voting Rights Act section 4 coverage criteria. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act directly matches that subject, and 2025 Senate Judiciary Democrats listed Coons among Senate Democrats backing its reintroduction while he remained in federal office. Because the promise was to introduce/support legislation rather than secure enactment, sponsorship/support of the matching bill is sufficient for delivery in the same term context.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%