{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-neguse-scores-100-common-causes-2022-democracy-scorecard", "Rep. Neguse Scores 100% on Common Cause\u2019s 2022 Democracy Scorecard", "2022-09-07", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Joe Neguse", "N000191", "neguse.house.gov", "neguse", "https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "The organization ranked lawmakers based on a nonpartisan accounting of actions by each member of the 117th Congress on a range of democracy-related legislation.\n\nLafayette, CO \u2014 Today, Congressman Joe Neguse was recognized for a perfect score on Common Cause\u2019s 2022 Democracy Scorecard. Representative Neguse received an 18 out of 18 for his co-sponsorship of several democracy reform bills critical to the health of the U.S. government, including the For the People Act, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Protecting Our Democracy Act, IG Independence and Empowerment Act, and the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act.\n\n\u201cDemocracy is fragile. That is why I\u2019ve made it a priority to champion reforms that will protect our democratic republic and restore the faith of Americans in their government. From taking decisive action to restore and protect voting rights, to getting big money interests out of politics, I will continue to do all I can to ensure our democracy is putting people over politics and acting in the best interest of hard-working American families.\u201d said Congressman Joe Neguse.\n\nFind a comprehensive breakdown of the bills considered and Representative Neguse\u2019s voting history HERE.\n\nBackground\n\nRepresentative Neguse has been a staunch advocate for voting rights. He helped secure passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act through the U.S. House of Representatives in August of last year. Additionally, before being elected to Congress, Rep. Neguse founded Colorado\u2019s largest youth voter mobilization organization, New Era Colorado, which championed initiatives like pre-registration and online voter registration across the state. To build on this initiative, Rep. Neguse introduced the Next Generation Votes Act to make it easier for young people to get involved in the political process. Across the nation, a growing number of states, including Colorado have taken up pre-registration to integrate young people into the democratic process early, at a time when they are more likely to begin interacting with government agencies, such as the Department of Motor Vehicles, where voter registration services are offered.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-neguse-scores-100-common-causes-2022-democracy-scorecard"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9133541025221348, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}