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Democratic Reps. John Sarbanes (Md.) and Mary Gay Scanlon (Penn.) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would require limits and disclosures for donations to inaugural committees. The bill, titled the Inaugural Fund Integrity Act, is aimed at addressing the “loopholes” in the current Inaugural Committee guidelines that “allow for abuse of funds,” according to a release from Sarbanes’s office.

Senate Rules Committee Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar and Rep. John Sarbanes again serve as the bill's chief sponsors. The legislation has been designated S.1 again in the Senate and H.R. 11 in the House, the highest bill number assigned to the House minority—signaling Democrats' commitment to its passage. This historic legislation passed the Democratic-led House in the last Congress. It came within two votes of passing in the Senate but, of course, we got Manchined.

Last week, Representative John Sarbanes (MD-3) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) introduced the Freedom to Vote Act into the 118th Congress. Having successfully passed the House of Representatives in both 2019 and 2021, this sweeping voting rights legislation is once again making its push through Congress with strong support by leadership in both the House and Senate, the help of pro-democracy organizations, and the voice of advocates like you.

Public interest groups joined Democratic lawmakers Thursday on the House Triangle to tout an election package and warn against what they say are threats to democracy from their Republican colleagues. Democrats are rallying support for their bicameral bill, known as the Freedom to Vote Act, which was reintroduced Tuesday. They say it would guard against practices like partisan gerrymandering and the influence of so-called dark money while expanding voting access to more Americans. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, House Administration Committee ranking member Joseph D.

In addition to the Freedom to Vote Act, Sewell said she plans to reintroduce the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in September. That bill would restore key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, parts of which were invalidated in a 2013 Supreme Court decision. The House version of the Freedom to Vote Act will be introduced by Rep. John Sarbanes of Maryland, who is co-chair of the U.S. House Task Force on Strengthening Democracy. It is unlikely to advance in the Republican-controlled House. “Make no mistake, Democrats are going to keep fighting,” Schumer said.