HR 1 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

For the People Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-01-04· Sponsored by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]· House

Bill Progress

1
Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(2021-03-11)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2021-03-03
Roll #62
Yea 220Nay 210
Democrats
220 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·209 Nay
PassedHouse · 2021-03-03
Roll #62
Yea 220Nay 210
Democrats
220 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·209 Nay
FailedHouse · 2021-03-03
Roll #61
Yea 210Nay 219
Democrats
0 Yea·219 Nay
Republicans
210 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] For the People Act of 2021 This bill addresses voter access, election integrity and security, campaign finance, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It also limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill requires states to establish independent redistricting commissions to carry out congressional redistricting. Additionally, the bill sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, supporting states in securing their election systems, developing a national strategy to protect 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. Further, the bill addresses campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain polit…

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H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2021

Mar 1, 2021

As Posted on the House Committee on Rules Website on February 25, 2021

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats