HR 1 · 116th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
For the People Act of 2019
Bill Progress
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House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.(2019-03-14)
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For the People Act of 2019 This bill addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access, makes Election Day a federal holiday, and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing their election systems, developing a national strategy to protect the security and integrity of U.S. democratic institutions, establishing in the legislative branch the National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions, and other provisions to improve the cybersecurity of election systems. This bill addresses campaign spending, including by expanding the ban on foreign nationals contributing to or spending on elections; expanding disclosure rules pertaining to organizations spending money during elections, campaign advertisements, and online plat…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019
Mar 1, 2019As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on February 26, 2019
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019
Mar 7, 2019As reported by the House Committee on Rules on March 5, 2019
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
20 Democrats