Protect and Defend All Constitutional Rights
Restore voting rights, reproductive freedom, privacy, assembly, and end qualified immunity.
Why this matters.
Since Shelby County v. Holder (2013) struck down the Section 5 preclearance formula of the Voting Rights Act, the Brennan Center has documented hundreds of restrictive voting laws enacted in formerly covered jurisdictions. Dobbs v. Jackson (2022) eliminated a federal floor for reproductive privacy. Qualified immunity, a judge-made doctrine, blocks civil recovery for constitutional violations even where rights are clearly established. Restoration of these protections is a return to the prior statutory and constitutional baseline.
Non-partisan in application.
Passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act restores Section 5 preclearance under enforcement authority granted by the 14th and 15th Amendments. Reform of qualified immunity amends 42 U.S.C. § 1983 — a non-partisan procedural correction.
Measurable outcomes. Hard deadlines.
Restoring Voting Rights Act preclearance is estimated to block 80–90% of discriminatory voting changes before they take effect. Ending qualified immunity would open an estimated 5,000–8,000 additional civil-rights cases annually, deterring unconstitutional conduct by state actors. Codifying reproductive privacy prevents the documented 27% increase in maternal mortality in states with total abortion bans. The Tracker scores every vote on VRA restoration, qualified-immunity repeal, and reproductive-rights codification.
The Accountability Tracker logs every vote on VRA restoration, reproductive-rights codification, and qualified-immunity repeal. It also tracks filibuster-reform commitments and discharge-petition signatures. PAC support requires a 100% record on all scored constitutional-rights votes and public support for filibuster reform to pass civil-rights legislation.
Introduce the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Women’s Health Protection Act, and the Ending Qualified Immunity Act.
Pass the House on all three bills; secure Senate majority leader commitments to reform or abolish the filibuster for constitutional-rights legislation.
Enact all three; DOJ Voting Section staff restored to 2008 levels; reproductive-health clinics reopen in ban states.
Zero new restrictive voting laws in formerly covered jurisdictions; qualified-immunity defenses fail in 90% of § 1983 motions.