End the filibuster if needed.

if needed, end the filibuster

Angela Alsobrooks promised she would be willing to end the filibuster if circumstances required.

Alsobrooks has made history as Maryland’s new senator. Here’s what she promised.
primary · speech · model gpt-4.1

The campaign priority page says Alsobrooks believes the Senate filibuster should be eliminated and says she is determined to reform Senate rules.

Establishes the campaign promise: she supported eliminating or reforming the filibuster, especially to pass voting-rights legislation.

unresolved unknown

Angela Alsobrooks on Voting Rights and Protecting Democracy
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

The Congressional Record records Alsobrooks of Maryland among the senators whose oath was administered on January 3, 2025.

Defines the relevant federal service window: her Senate term began in the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025.

unresolved same_term

Administration of Oath of Office, Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 1
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

For the 119th Congress, the Senate lists Republicans as majority party with 53 seats, Democrats with 45 seats, and 2 independents.

Alsobrooks served in the minority caucus during the relevant term, limiting her ability to deliver a unilateral Senate-rules change.

never same_term

U.S. Senate: Party Division
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

The Senate explains that cloture generally requires three-fifths of all senators duly chosen and sworn, or 60 in a full Senate.

Shows the filibuster/cloture rule remained in force rather than being ended during Alsobrooks's Senate service as of the assessment date.

never same_term

U.S. Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

On October 1, 2025, a cloture vote required 3/5, failed 47-53, and Alsobrooks voted yea.

A roll-call during her term shows the Senate still applying the filibuster threshold; her vote sought cloture but did not end the rule.

never same_term

Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote 536
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

Congress.gov lists S.2523 as introduced and referred to Judiciary, with Alsobrooks as a cosponsor on July 29, 2025.

She advanced related voting-rights legislation tied to her filibuster rationale, but the bill had not passed and did not eliminate the filibuster.

partial same_term A for effort

S.2523 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025, All Information
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%