In the House, a group of 34 Democrats — many of whom are facing tough reelections next fall — have launched an internal push for streamlined voting legislation.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., will visit the White House on Friday afternoon to discuss narrower voting rights legislation.
The House members are seeking voting legislation focused on "pre-empt[ing] harmful laws already passing in state houses across the country" and suggest eliminating proposals from the recent failed legislative effort not directly connected to ballot access, such as the campaign finance items contained in the "For the People Act."
In the Senate, a group led by Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., could unveil legislation by early next week.
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