H.R. 1 aims at corruption

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Today, the House passed sweeping legislation aimed at raising ethics and accountability standards for elected officials and making voting easier and more secure. 234 Democrats voted for H.R. 1; 193 Republicans voted against. The legislation includes a goal from my days as Election Commissioner to cover the Marianas in the Help America Vote Act of 2002. There is also a technical correction adding us to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and protection for Marianas voters, who use the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to participate in Presidential elections. H.R. 1 also establishes a commission composed of 12 Members of Congress to make recommendations on how to provide full and equal voting rights in the House of Representatives and in elections for President for the residents of the Marianas and the other U.S. insular areas. That report is due by the end of this year. Of course, H.R. 1 must still pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Trump.

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