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March 3, 2021 | H.R.1

The path created by the Supreme Court in Citizens United has opened the spending floodgates that allow corporations and the wealthiest to control campaigns and our political process. The For the People Act (H.R. 1) ensures that our elected representatives in Congress are focused on listening to voters instead of high dollar campaign funders.

For many, exercising the fundamental right to vote has become increasingly difficult with the many barriers to access created through new and old voter suppression tactics. For example, in the middle of a global pandemic, many voters were forced to wait in extremely long lines and put their health at risk in order to cast their vote. In one of the leading democracies of the world, that is an unacceptable reality. The For the People Act will help to ensure that more U.S. citizens can register to vote and have access to a variety of paths to the ballot box. This bill will put a halt to and roll back many of the insidious efforts to throw up barriers to voter registration and ballot access.

These reforms along with those tackling ethics in government and gerrymandering are all ones that our members have been advocating on behalf of for many years now.  At a time when Americans believe the country is on the wrong track and have little faith in Congress, workers want their leaders to stand for reform and accountability. 

This is Good for working people.

Vote result:
Passed

YEAs: 220 | NAYs: 210
Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Ami Bera CA 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jack Bergman MI 1 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Donald Beyer VA 8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Stephanie Bice OK 5 Republican No
Rep. Andy Biggs AZ 5 Republican No
Rep. Gus Bilirakis FL 12 Republican No
Rep. Dan Bishop NC 8 Republican No
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr. GA 2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Earl Blumenauer OR 3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester DE 0 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lauren Boebert CO 3 Republican No
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici OR 1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Bost IL 12 Republican No
Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux GA 7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jamaal Bowman NY 16 Democrat Yes
Rep. Brendan Boyle PA 2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kevin Brady TX 8 Republican No
Rep. Mo Brooks AL 5 Republican No
Rep. Anthony Brown MD 4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Julia Brownley CA 26 Democrat Yes