Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025
Latest action (18 Sep 2025): Introduced
What this bill does
**S. 2912 — Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025**
This bill would make it a federal civil and criminal violation to knowingly spread materially false information—within 60 days of a federal election—about voting procedures (such as the time, place, or manner of voting) or about voter eligibility, including false claims about legal penalties for voting or a person's registration status, when done with intent to stop someone from voting. It also bars using artificial intelligence, including generative AI, to create such false content with that same intent, and prohibits corruptly hindering or preventing someone from voting, registering, or helping others vote, including by running fake polling places. Violations could bring criminal fines and up to one year in prison, and affected individuals could sue for injunctions and potentially recover attorney's fees. The bill also directs the Sentencing Commission to review related guidelines and closes a loophole so that offering payment to keep someone from voting is treated the same as paying someone to vote.
The law would apply to anyone communicating with voters in federal elections—including campaigns, outside groups, and individuals—and is intended to protect voters, particularly racial, ethnic, and language minorities cited in the bill's findings as historical targets of such tactics. It also directs the Attorney General to issue corrective public information when false statements aren't adequately corrected locally, and to report periodically to Congress on allegations, investigations, and enforcement actions.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on September 18, 2025, by Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and eight cosponsors, and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It has not yet received a committee vote, floor vote, or further action.
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Official summary
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025
This bill generally prohibits deceptive communications and voter interference regarding federal elections.
Specifically, the bill prohibits any person, within 60 days before a federal election, from communicating, causing to be communicated, or producing for communication certain information on voting, if the person (1) knows such information to be materially false, and (2) has the intent to impede or prevent another person from voting in an election.
Additionally, the bill prohibits any person, within 60 days before a federal election, from using an artificial intelligence system to produce certain information on voting, if the person has the intent to use the system to (1) produce false information, and (2) impede or prevent another person from voting in an election.
The bill also prohibits hindering, interfering with, or preventing voting or registering to vote.
A private right of action for preventive relief is established for persons aggrieved by violations of these prohibitions.
Criminal penalties are also established for violations.
If the Department of Justice (DOJ) receives a credible report that materially false information has been or is being communicated in violation of the prohibitions on deceptive communications, and state and local election officials have not adequately communicated corrected information, then DOJ must communicate to the public accurate information designed to correct the materially false information.
Common questions
- What does S. 2912 do?
- **S. 2912 — Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025** This bill would make it a federal civil and criminal violation to knowingly spread materially false information—within 60 days of a federal election—about voting procedures (such as the time, place, or manner of voting) or about voter eligibility, including false claims about legal penalties for voting or a person's registration status, when done with intent to stop someone from voting. It also bars using artificial intelligence, including generative AI, to create such false content with that same intent, and prohibits corruptly hindering or preventing someone from voting, registering, or helping others vote, including by running fake polling places. Violations could bring criminal fines and up to one year in prison, and affected individuals could sue for injunctions and potentially recover attorney's fees. The bill also directs the Sentencing Commission to review related guidelines and closes a loophole so that offering payment to keep someone from voting is treated the same as paying someone to vote. The law would apply to anyone communicating with voters in federal elections—including campaigns, outside groups, and individuals—and is intended to protect voters, particularly racial, ethnic, and language minorities cited in the bill's findings as historical targets of such tactics. It also directs the Attorney General to issue corrective public information when false statements aren't adequately corrected locally, and to report periodically to Congress on allegations, investigations, and enforcement actions. The bill was introduced in the Senate on September 18, 2025, by Sen. Angela Alsobrooks and eight cosponsors, and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It has not yet received a committee vote, floor vote, or further action.
- Has S. 2912 become law?
- Not yet. As of 18 Sep 2025, S. 2912 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 2912?
- S. 2912 was sponsored by Sen. Angela Alsobrooks [D-MD] (Democrat-MD), with 8 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2912?
- Introduced (18 Sep 2025).
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