“Introduced the Advancing Digital Freedom Act of 2024 to give the U.S. State Department new authorities to make digital freedom a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy and to counter authoritarian misuse of technology against human rights.”
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The promise (made 2024-11-20) was to introduce the Advancing Digital Freedom Act of 2024 to give the State Department new authorities on digital freedom and to counter authoritarian misuse of technology. Verification confirms Coons did exactly this and LED it. Source 1 (Coons's own Senate press release, directly reachable) contains the cited quote VERBATIM and confirms he and Tillis introduced the bill, with companion House legislation led by Reps. Kamlager-Dove and Kim — a coordinated bipartisan, bicameral effort. Source 2 (Congress.gov S.5344) blocks direct WebFetch with a 403 anti-bot response, but its content was independently corroborated via two WebSearch retrievals confirming the sponsor line "Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the bill, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations," and explicitly that "Mr. Coons introduced the bill and Mr. Tillis is a cosponsor." That makes Coons the lead/primary Senate sponsor and author — genuine leadership, not a mere vote or support — so CHAMPIONED holds. The rating does not overstate the evidence: it correctly notes the bill died in committee when the 118th Congress adjourned, but the promise as stated was specifically to introduce the legislation, which Coons delivered as lead author.
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