This National Task Force on Election Crises report on strengthening our elections and preventing election crises covers lessons learned from the 2020 General Election, and recommendations for reforms.
January 25, 2021
Organizations across the ideological spectrum applaud the passage of the Taxpayer Right-to-Know Act
January 4, 2021
The introduction of the Protecting Our Democracy Act marks the start of long-term work to prevent future presidential abuses of power and strengthen checks and balances.
September 23, 2020
Members of Congress have lost control over spending. Package deals over budgets mean that individual members find it hard to make a mark.
August 27, 2020
Protect Democracy and diverse coalition urged Sens. Inhofe and Reed to include the ARTICLE One Act — a bill to reform the National Emergencies Act.
July 1, 2020
Organizations across the ideological spectrum announce the formation of a coalition to support Congress in asserting its own power over the purse.
July 1, 2020
For decades, Congress has given up control of one its most fundamental powers by delegating budget authority to the executive and engaging in insufficient oversight over federal spending.
July 1, 2020
Sheldon Whitehouse, Kamala Harris, and Richard Blumenthal, and Hakeem Jeffries have proposed legislation to help restore the longstanding norm of Department of Justice (DOJ) independence.
June 10, 2020
Protect Democracy applauds House Rules Committee for bipartisan hearing examining congressional powers
March 3, 2020