3/12/2021

This blog post was written by Maddie Schumacher and Dylan Vargas.
In a late-night vote on March 3rd, the House of Representatives passed, for a second time, the historic democracy reform package, the For the People Act (HR1). With the intent to make voting easier, more accessible, and modernized, the For the People Act is the democracy reform bill the American people want and deserve. It will put power back in the hands of American voters, expand voting rights, and ensure a stronger and more inclusive democracy. But the bill doesn’t just make voting simpler—it makes it fairer by outlawing the racial and partisan gerrymandering that keeps power in the hands of the few.

Here's how the #ForthePeopleAct, now sitting before the Senate, will affect your local representation: https://bit.ly/3tgMpqi