{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stevens.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-stevens-cosponsors-hr-1-people-act", "Rep. Stevens Cosponsors HR 1, the For the People Act", "2021-01-26", "2021", "2021-01", "Democrat", "House", "MI", "Haley M. Stevens", "S001215", "stevens.house.gov", "stevens", "https://stevens.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - Rep. Haley Stevens has cosponsored HR 1, the For the People Act, a top priority of House Democrats in the 117th Congress.\n\n\u201cI am hopeful that The For The People Act will revitalize our democracy by stopping the dominant influence of big money in politics, expanding voting rights, and strengthening ethics laws to combat the culture of corruption in Washington,\u201d said Congresswoman Haley Stevens. \u201cAfter four years of corruption and blatant disregard for ethics laws in the Executive Branch and the horrific events on January 6th, this legislation is more important than ever before. Congress must ensure that every American has a say in our political system, which will go a long way toward restoring faith and trust in government.\u201d\n\nThe For the People Act will:\n\nCreate automatic voter registration across the country\n\nExpand early and absentee voting and streamline the vote-by-mail process\n\nEnhance and strengthen election security\n\nBan foreign money in American elections\n\nStrengthen and expand disclosure requirements for political advertising\n\nBolster ethics laws across all branches of government\n\nCongresswoman Stevens was a supporter of this legislation when it first passed the House in 2019.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:19:43Z"]], "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://stevens.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-stevens-cosponsors-hr-1-people-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5832618810236454, "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"}