House Democrats pass sweeping voting rights bill, setting up first major filibuster fight in Senate

House Democrats on Wednesday passed a sweeping democracy reform bill aimed at making it far easier for Americans to vote, establishing new ethics rules for the federal government and making campaign financing more transparent.<br><br>The introduction of H.R. 1, known as the For The People Act, sets the stage for the first major filibuster fight in the Senate, with some Republicans already hinting they will block it. The massive 791-page bill addresses campaign finance, voter ID laws and gerrymandering, among other provisions.<br><br>#SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<br><br>This is a US-based sub so US-based news and politics are what we are looking for. All news submissions need to come from a valid news source (The Verge is not a valid news source even though they do have some real news on occasion). If your news doesn’t come from a US-based news source you will be asked to provide the same information from a valid source. If you cannot find the same news on a valid source but you still think it is a great source, send a modmail and we will consider it. If you’d rather not go through that hassle next time just don’t post news that isn’t from a valid US-based news source.<br><br>**Valid Sources:**<br><br>* Washington Post<br>* The New York Times<br>* BBC<br>* NPR<br>* The Guardian<br>* CNN<br>* NBC<br>* ABC<br>* CBS<br>* Variety<br>* Al Jazeera<br>* BuzzFeed News<br>* The Hollywood Reporter<br><br>#SUBMISSION RULES<br><br>Submissions must be from a valid news source (US-based for US-centric news, can be international for international news).<br>Submissions must be in the format of a traditional news article.<br>Submissions must be less than six hours old, or if the submission is less than thirty minutes old, it must report on new information.<br>No self-posts or cross-posts.<br>No searches for perpetrators.<br>No opinion pieces or analysis<br>No fundraising links<br>No hate speech or bigotry<br>No gore or mutilated corpses<br>No paywalled sources.<br>No featured domain posts unless they break new information<br><br>#ACCOUNT RULES<br><br>One day waiting period for new accounts before they can post.<br>Three-day waiting period for all accounts before they can post curated content.<br><br>#BANNED TOPICS<br><br>Police brutality<br>Gun Control<br>Racism<br>Elections<br>News from before 2021<br><br>#BANNED DOMAINS<br><br>* @ (at) symbol domains<br>* archive.is<br>* breitbart.com<br>* cnbc.com<br>* counterpunch.org<br>* ew.com<br>* foxbusiness.com<br>* foxnews.com<br>* go.com<br>* independent.co.uk<br>* insurgentmedia.net<br>* msn.com<br>* nypost.com<br>* nytimes.com<br>* npr.org<br>* nydailynews.com<br>* reddit.com/r/confession<br>* reddit.com/r/relationships<br>* rt.com<br>* usa.red<br>* usatoday.com<br>* vanvanguard.com<br>* Variety<br>* washingtonexaminer.com<br>* yahoo.com/lifestyle<br>* zenger.news