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calling on Congress to protect voting access
Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) spoke on the Senate Floor in opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) introduced S.2912, the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, to address the rise in deceptive voter suppression practices and intimidation in federal elections. ... The Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act would: Assign criminal penalties for deceptive practices and intimidation; Require authorities to take corrective actions when disinformation is reported; Mandate reporting by the DOJ after each general election on deceptive practices complaints received; and Address challenges created by new artificial intelligence-generated disinformation.
Evidence
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U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) recently joined leaders from the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) for a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, calling on Congress to protect voting access and economic equity ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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S.494 National Plan for Epilepsy Act Latest Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Axios reported within the lookback window that House Republicans again stalled a procedural vote over the SAVE Act and that Speaker Johnson agreed to package the SAVE Act with the NDAA, while the Senate could strip the election provision.
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The official voting-record page lists Alsobrooks votes from June 23-24, 2026 on Iran war powers, nominations, and student-loan regulatory disapproval, with no voting-rights measure shown on the latest page.
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Congress.gov lists S.2822 as introduced by Sen. Klobuchar, referred to Senate Rules and Administration, status Introduced, with Sen. Alsobrooks as an original cosponsor on 09/16/2025.
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The bill text says S.2820 would amend the Help America Vote Act to require states to provide same-day voter registration and lists Ms. Klobuchar introducing it for herself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Alsobrooks, and others.
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Alsobrooks's official cosponsored-legislation page lists S.Res.390 designating National Voting Rights Month, S.2822 Register America to Vote Act, and S.2820 Same Day Registration Act, each dated 09/16/2025 and referred to committee.
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Alsobrooks's Senate site republished reporting that she joined Black Women’s Roundtable leaders at the U.S. Capitol calling on Congress to protect voting access and opposing the SAVE America Act.
Assessments
Alsobrooks has taken same-term action to advance voting-rights goals, including public advocacy against voting restrictions and original cosponsorship or cosponsorship of voting-access measures such as same-day registration and automatic voter registration bills. However, the cited measures were introduced or referred to committee and no enacted federal voting-rights protection attributable to her is shown. Under the instructions, this is a serious legislative and public advocacy attempt without delivery of the promised outcome.
Senator Alsobrooks has publicly advocated for voting rights as demonstrated by participating in a press conference with the Black Women’s Roundtable calling on Congress to protect voting access. However, there is no evidence she successfully sponsored, cosponsored, or passed substantive voting rights legislation, nor evidence of legislative actions directly related to voting rights. The promise is therefore only partially delivered.
Evidence indicates that Senator Alsobrooks has actively advocated for protecting voting rights, including participating in high-profile advocacy events such as the press conference with the Black Women’s Roundtable. However, there is no evidence of direct legislative action (e.g., introduction or successful passage of voting rights legislation) related specifically to this pledge during the current term. The only legislative action referenced concerns an unrelated bill (the National Plan for Epilepsy Act). Therefore, the promise has been partially fulfilled through visible advocacy efforts but not through substantial legislative progress.