Underwood supported once-in-a-generation anti-corruption and voting rights legislation
Today, End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund (ECU // LAV), a leading anti-corruption and voting rights group with over 4 million members nationwide, released its legislative scorecard for the 117th Congress. The scorecard grades members of Congress on their support for important anti-corruption and voting rights measures Congress has considered in the past year and a half.
Because of her commitment to rooting out corruption in Washington, limiting the power lobbyists have in Congress, preventing election sabotage, protecting the freedom to vote, ending dark money, and stopping egregious partisan gerrymandering that denies voters fair and equal representation, Congresswoman Underwood received an A from ECU // LAV. This past session, she supported doing whatever it took to pass legislation that would ensure every American could make their voices heard and have their votes counted in our elections, including supporting the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.
“Since the 2020 election, we’ve seen an unprecedented attack on the freedom to vote in this country. In 2021, 19 states passed 34 anti-voter laws that limit access to mail-in and absentee voting, empower partisan politicians to intimidate voters at the polls, and threaten to overturn the will of the people by sabotaging election results. That is why it is so important to have members of Congress like Congresswoman Underwood, who is fighting every single day to ensure that every American can make their voices heard and have their vote counted, and why we gave her an A on our 2022 scorecard,” said End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund President Tiffany Muller.
“Our political system has become increasingly focused on the powerful, drowning out the voices, experiences, and needs of families like the ones in the 14th District. I’m dedicated to supporting long-overdue reforms to strengthen the foundation of our democracy and place power in the hands of the people. The American people deserve more from Congress and should be able to have faith that the government works for them, not special interests,” said Congresswoman Lauren Underwood.
See below for the criteria used to determine grades in the scorecard:
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For the People Act (S. 1/S. 2093, H.R. 1): Legislation to protect the freedom to vote, end the dominance of big money in politics, and restore ethics and accountability in government.
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Freedom to Vote Act (S. 2747): Legislation to protect the freedom to vote, end the dominance of big money in politics, and stop discrimination in voting and redistricting.
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Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (H.R. 5746): Legislation combining the Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure the freedom to vote, stop discrimination in voting and redistricting, and end the dominance of big money in politics.
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John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4, H.R. 4): Legislation to restore the full power of the Voting Rights Act and protect voters from discrimination at the ballot box.
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DISCLOSE Act (S. 443, H.R. 1334): Legislation that will ensure voters know who is trying to influence their vote by requiring politically-active groups to disclose their largest donors who give over $10,000.
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Protecting our Democracy Act (H.R. 5314): Legislation to prevent presidential abuses of power and restore checks and balances.
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Democracy for All Amendment (S.J. Res. 25, H.J. Res. 1): An amendment to the Constitution to give Congress and state legislatures the power to set commonsense restrictions on big money’s influence in politics.
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Washington, D.C. Admissions Act (S. 51, H.R. 51): Granting statehood and voting representation to Washington, D.C’s nearly 700,000 citizens.
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Impeachment of Donald John Trump (H. Res. 24): Articles of impeachment against former President Trump for his role in inciting a violent insurrection against our government in order to overturn a free and fair election.
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