A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Jeff Merkley
Sponsor. Junior Senator for Oregon. Democrat.
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Failed Cloture on Jun 22, 2021
This bill is provisionally dead due to a failed vote for cloture on June 22, 2021. Cloture is required to move past a Senate filibuster or the threat of a filibuster and takes a 3/5ths vote. In practice, most bills must pass cloture to move forward in the Senate.
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2 Cosponsors (2 Democrats)
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
President Joseph Biden [D]: S. 2093 – For the People Act of 2021 (Jun 22, 2021)
What legislators are saying
“Thune: The Senate Will Reject Democrats Election Takeover Bill, Which Would Undermine the Security of our Elections and Increase Likelihood of Voter Fraud”
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Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
on Jun 22, 2021
History
S. 2093 is a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2093. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
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