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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today voted in favor of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which passed the House on a party-line vote. H.R. 1 is a sweeping package of election reforms which would crack down on voter suppression, protect elections, get money out of politics, strengthen ethics rules, and fight corruption.

H.R. 1 also included the text of Beyer’s Pre-Registration of Voters Everywhere (PROVE) Act, a bill that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote in federal elections and would authorize grants to states to promote youth civic engagement, which was adopted through amendments offered by Beyer and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO).

“Today I voted with my Democratic colleagues in favor of restoring power to the people,” said Rep. Beyer. “The measures in H.R. 1 to revitalize America’s democracy include some of the boldest election reforms in a generation. I am proud that the final version included the text of my bill, the PROVE Act, which would give a huge boost to civic engagement among young people. The legislation we just passed would do so much good for the country, and I strongly urge our Senate colleagues to take it up with all possible haste.”

Rep. Beyer was an original cosponsor of the For The People Act, and has supported the bill in every session of Congress since he was elected. Beyer re-introduced the PROVE Act last week in conjunction with a Senate companion offered by Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).