- The Democrat-controlled House voted 229-203 to reform the Electoral Count Act.
- The measure was crafted by two members of the chamber’s special committee looking into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on Capitol Hill that attempted to stop Congress’ certification of Electoral Colleges votes making Democrat Joe Biden president.
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The members are Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
- In the Senate, lawmakers are mulling a different version of the Electoral College reform, one that seeks to raise the number of lawmakers in either chamber needed to object to election results.
Democrat House Passes Cheney-Led Bill To Change Electoral College
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