U.S. House passes election bill spurred by Jan. 6, but fate unclear
Posted on AllSides September 22nd, 2022
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to overhaul Congress' certification process for presidential elections on Wednesday, a crucial step as Democrats hope to prevent the kind of chaos from Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters tried to subvert Joe Biden's victory.
The bill passed the House in a vote of 229-203, with most Republicans in opposition. It will need to resolve differences with a similar Senate bill before it can head to Biden to sign.
The Biden administration said in a statement it supported the bill.
The current process,...
