S 2912 · in committee · major
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025
- civil rights
What this bill does
- This bill prohibits spreading materially false information about voting within 60 days before federal elections.
- It affects candidates, campaigns, media, and AI systems that intentionally spread election misinformation to block voting.
- Violations carry criminal penalties and allow private lawsuits; DOJ must correct false information if states don't.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would election officials and courts distinguish between materially false voting information and protected political speech or opinion?
- 02
What safeguards should exist to prevent the private lawsuit provision from being used to suppress legitimate criticism of voting procedures?
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Who bears responsibility when AI systems spread false voting information—the developers, platforms hosting it, or users directing the systems?
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Sponsor · D-MD
Angela D. Alsobrooks
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In Congress
8/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-18
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Legislative timeline
2025-09-18 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-09-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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