<span style="color:#323232;">Passed House (03/03/2021)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">For the People Act of 2021
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">This bill addresses voter access, election integrity and security, campaign finance, and ethics for the three branches of government.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">Specifically, the bill expands voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> voting). It also limits removing voters from voter rolls.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">The bill requires states to establish independent redistricting commissions to carry out congressional redistricting.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">Additionally, the bill sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials,
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> supporting states in securing their election systems, developing a national strategy to protect U.S. democratic institutions, establishing in
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> the legislative branch the National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions, and other provisions to improve the
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> cybersecurity of election systems.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">Further, the bill addresses campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising,
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">The bill addresses ethics in all three branches of government, including by requiring a code of conduct for Supreme Court Justices,
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> prohibiting Members of the House from serving on the board of a for-profit entity, and establishing additional conflict-of-interest and
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> ethics provisions for federal employees and the White House.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">The bill requires the President, the Vice President, and certain candidates for those offices to disclose 10 years of tax returns.
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It was a partisan DNC bill that immediately passed the house upon them gaining a majority.