Bill Making It Harder for Lawmakers to Object to Presidential Results Advances in the Senate

Cruz the only senator who voted 'no' to election reform bill as it passes the Senate Rules Committee

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) walks to the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, on Sept. 27, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A measure that would reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887 and make it harder for members of Congress to object to or decertify presidential election results has advanced in the Senate, after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) signaled support for the bill.

Members on the Senate Rules Committee on Sept. 27 voted 14–1 to approve and send the bill (pdf), titled the “Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022,” to the Senate floor. The bill was written by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).