House Democrats Pass H.R. 1 Election Reform Bill in Tight Vote

GOP expressed unanimous opposition

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democratic Caucus gather to address reporters on H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, on March 3, 2021. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

The House of Representatives in the late hours of March 3 passed a sweeping election reform bill that, if signed into law, would affect multiple aspects of the electoral process and campaign financing.

H.R. 1, also called the For the People Act, passed the Democrat-controlled House on a largely party-line vote of 220-210. All Republicans voted against the bill. They were joined by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the only House Democrat who voted against the bill.