For the People Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2021-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Adult day care
Advisory bodies
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Appropriations
Assault and harassment offenses
Aviation and airports
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business ethics
Business records
Census and government statistics
Child care and development
Civil actions and liability
Commemorative events and holidays
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional agencies
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional elections
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Corporate finance and management
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Commerce
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Treasury
Digital media
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Due process and equal protection
Educational technology and distance education
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Espionage and treason
Europe
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
House of Representatives
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
Indian lands and resources rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Judges
Judicial review and appeals
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Labor-management relations
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Legislative rules and procedure
Library of Congress
Licensing and registrations
Members of Congress
Military personnel and dependents
Motor vehicles
Natural disasters
News media and reporting
Northern Mariana Islands
Office of Government Ethics
Performance measurement
Political advertising
Political parties and affiliation
Postal service
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
Right of privacy
Russia
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
State and local government operations
Subversive activities
Supreme Court
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
Technology assessment
Telephone and wireless communication
Television and film
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism
U.S. and foreign investments
U.S. territories and protectorates
Voting rights
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-04
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 political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices. 
 
The bill addresses ethics in all three branches of government, including by requiring a code of conduct for Supreme Court Justices, prohibiting Members of the House from serving on the board of a for-profit entity, and establishing additional conflict-of-interest and ethics provisions for federal employees and the White House.
 
The bill requires the President, the Vice President, and certain candidates for those offices to disclose 10 years of tax returns.

action_date: 2021-03-03
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 political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices. 
 
The bill addresses ethics in all three branches of government, including by requiring a code of conduct for Supreme Court Justices, prohibiting Members of the House from serving on the board of a for-profit entity, and establishing additional conflict-of-interest and ethics provisions for federal employees and the White House.
 
The bill requires the President, the Vice President, and certain candidates for those offices to disclose 10 years of tax returns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-11
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 210 (Roll no. 62).
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 210 (Roll no. 62).
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 219 (Roll no. 61).
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1071-1072)
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed with further consideration of H.R. 1.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 1 was postponed.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rodney Davis (IL) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Mr. Davis, Rodney moved to recommit to the Committee on House Administration. (text: CR H1039)
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1039)
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed with further consideration of H.R. 1.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, further consideration of H.R. 1 was postponed.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1037-1038)
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed with further consideration of H.R. 1.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 1 was postponed.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lofgren amendment en bloc No. 4, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Gohmert demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 179, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Lofgren amendment en bloc No. 4.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pressley amendment, the Chair put the question on the agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rodney Davis (IL) demanded yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 179, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pressley amendment No. 37.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 179, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lesko amendment No. 28.
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1023-1037)
action_date: 2021-03-03
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H.R. 1.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 1 is postponed.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on agreeing to the amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1009-1010)
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 1 is postponed.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lofgren amendment en bloc No. 3, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Lofgren demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 179, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Lofgren amendment en bloc No. 3.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rodney Davis (IL) amendment No. 19, the Chair put the question on the agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the nays had prevailed. Ms. Lofgren demanded yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 179, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rodney Davis (IL) amendment No. 19.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bush amendment No. 14, the Chair put the question on the agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Green(GA) demanded yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 179, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bush amendment No. 14.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 179, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Lofgren amendment en bloc No. 2.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lofgren amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Lofgren demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 179, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Lofgren amendment en bloc No. 1.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1 and H.R. 1280. Rule provides for 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 1 and one motion to recommit. Rule provides for 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 1280 and one motion to recommit.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 179. (consideration: CR H886-1009; text: CR H886-972)
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 179 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1 and H.R. 1280. Rule provides for 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 1 and one motion to recommit. Rule provides for 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 1280 and one motion to recommit.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-04
text: Introduced in House