Democrats pushed their H.R. 1 "For the People Act" to the House floor on March 2, while allowing consideration of only a handful of Republican amendments and after only a single perfunctory committee hearing.
The House debated the bill most of the morning, then began consideration of 56 amendments allowed to be brought to the floor for votes.
During the morning general debate on the bill, House Administration Committee Zoe Lofgren said: "The last election, conducted during a once-in-a-generation pandemic saw changes that made it easier for many Americans to vote. Reforms like absentee voting and early voting. It also put into stark focus what many of us already knew, deep inequities persist in our democratic system."
Rep. Rodney Davis, the ranking Republican on the administration committee and manager of the opposition presentations, told the House during the morning debate that "The bill is nearly 800 pages of provisions that take away election decisions from state and local and puts them in the hands of the federal government."
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer responded: "That's a legitimate debate to have and I think we've been having that debate and very frankly, I tell my friend from Texas, I think we've won that debate. We've won it in the courts over and over and over again."
"Not only did this bill not go through a markup, but our committee only held one hearing on this nearly 800-page bill. The hearing was four days ago. During the hearing, the Minority's witness was the only person on the panel who has actually administered an election. He testified that H.R. 1 would not only be difficult for many states to implement but it would undermine many policies states are putting in place to improve the election process for the unique needs of their voters."
The House is expected to continue debating the 56 amendments for the rest of the day.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Democrats Pushing HR1 Reforms Through House Without Hearings, Few GOP Amendments
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