Republicans filibuster For the People Act, blocking most sweeping voting rights expansion since 1965

Senate Republicans filibuster the For the People Act (S.1), blocking the most comprehensive voting rights and anti-corruption legislation since the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The bill passes the House 220-210 strictly along party lines. The Senate vote is 50-50, failing to reach the 60-vote threshold to overcome the filibuster. The bill would have established automatic voter registration nationwide, guaranteed early voting and vote-by-mail access, created independent redistricting commissions to end gerrymandering, required disclosure of "dark money" political donations, and established public financing of campaigns. Biden calls it "a landmark piece of legislation to protect the right to vote, end dark money, and reduce the influence of special interests." Senators Manchin and Sinema also decline to support eliminating the filibuster to pass it.