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%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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
primary · other · model gpt-4.1

Evidence

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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%

unverified · Source version 61827 · locator unknown

Full Title 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. Sponsors Richard J. Durbin(IL) Cosponsors Raphael G. Warnock (GA); Richard Blumenthal (CT); Charles E. Schumer (NY); Cory A. Booker (NJ); Jeanne Shaheen (NH); Sheldon Whitehouse (RI); Edward J. Markey (MA); John W. Hickenlooper (CO); Jacky Rosen (NV); John Fetterman (PA); Alex Padilla (CA); Chris Van Hollen (MD); Michael F. Bennet (CO); Adam B. Schiff (CA); Bernard Sanders (VT); Martin Heinrich (NM); Jack Reed (RI); Andy Kim (NJ); Peter Welch (VT); Ron Wyden (OR); Christopher A. Coons (DE); Mazie K. Hirono (HI); Kirsten E. Gillibrand (NY); Elizabeth Warren (MA); Tammy Baldwin (WI); Margaret Wood Hassan (NH); Ruben Gallego (AZ); Catherine Cortez Masto (NV); Tim Kaine (VA); Elissa Slotkin (MI); Mark R. Warner (VA); Patty Murray (WA); Jon Ossoff (GA); Mark Kelly (AZ); Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE); Maria Cantwell (WA); Amy Klobuchar (MN); Gary C. Peters (MI); Christopher Murphy (CT); Ben Ray Lujan (NM); Tina Smith (NM); Angus S. King Jr. (ME); Jeff Merkley (OR); Tammy Duckworth (IL); Brian Schatz (HI); Angela D. Alsobrooks (MD)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo record for the Senate bill matches the promised section 4 Voting Rights Act criteria revision and lists Christopher A. Coons as a cosponsor.

delivered same_term A for effort

S. 2523 (IS) - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025 - BILLS-119s2523is | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Senator Coons joined Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in introducing the measure in the Senate.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Coons's official Senate release records that he joined in introducing the Voting Rights Advancement Act measure in the Senate, satisfying the introduce/support portion of the commitment.

delivered same_term A for effort

Senator Coons introduces bill to restore the Voting Rights Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): 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%