S. 949: For the People Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

For the People Act of 2019

Plain summary

For the People Act of 2019 This bill addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access, and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing their election systems, developing a national strategy to protect the security and integrity of U.S. democratic institutions, establishing in the legislative branch the National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions, and other provisions to improve the cybersecurity of election systems. This bill addresses campaign spending, including by expanding the ban on foreign nationals contributing to or spending on elections; expanding disclosure rules pertaining to organizations spending money during elections, campaign advertisements, and online platforms; and revising disclaimer requirements for political advertising. This bill establishes an alternative campaign funding system for Senate elections. The system involves federal matching of small contributions for qualified candidates. This bill sets forth provisions related to ethics in all three branches of government. Specifically, the bill requires a code of ethics for federal judges and justices, prohibits Senators from serving on the board of a for-profit entity, expands enforcement of regulations governing foreign agents, and establishes additional conflict-of-interest and ethics provisions for federal employees and the White House. The bill also requires candidates for President and Vice President to submit 10 years of tax returns.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

For the People Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · 46 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s949.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s949 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116