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Senate Bill H.R. 1 - Big Beautiful Bill Title 10: Committee on the Judiciary

Senate Bill H.R. 1 - Big Beautiful Bill Title 10: Committee on the Judiciary

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 The provided texts offer a comprehensive overview of H.R. 1, also known as the "For the People Act of 2021," highlighting its extensive scope across various governmental and societal aspects. The legislation broadly aims to modernize voter registration and expand voting access through measures like automatic voter registration, mandated early voting, and no-excuse absentee voting, while also seeking to strengthen election integrity by prohibiting practices like "voter caging" and addressing foreign interference in elections. Furthermore, the bill proposes significant campaign finance reforms, including increased transparency for political advertisements and efforts to reduce "dark money" influence, alongside sweeping government ethics reforms targeting federal officials, including the President and members of Congress, by addressing conflicts of interest and financial disclosures. Beyond election and ethics reforms, the bill also incorporates provisions for expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to include new categories of uranium workers and individuals affected by Manhattan Project waste exposure, and it touches upon immigration-related funding for state and local governments assisting federal enforcement missions, underscoring its multifaceted approach to reform. Critics, however, raise concerns about potential federal overreach, the weakening of existing election safeguards, and the partisan nature of some of its provisions. Top of Form Bottom of Form

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https://democrats-cha.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-cha.house.gov/files/2021-3-23_H.R.%201%20Report_Final.pdf https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/annotated-guide-people-act-2021 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/30/congress/house-judiciary-approves-proposals-to-restrict-immigration-in-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-00320454 https://hls.harvard.edu/today/h-r-1-voting-rights-or-wrong-for-the-country/ https://www.honestelections.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/HEPReport.pdf https://iaproject.org/cdn/resources/fact-sheets/H.R.1_The_One_Big_Beautiful_Bill_ActImmigration_Provision_Summary.pdf https://live.house.gov/
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