{"id":15668,"date":"2024-04-23T10:03:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T14:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press-releases\/democracy-scorecard-tracks-lawmaker-support-for-pro-democracy-bills-in-118th-congress\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:03:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T14:03:15","slug":"demokratie-scorecard-verfolgt-die-unterstutzung-der-gesetzgeber-fur-prodemokratische-gesetzesentwurfe-im-118-kongress","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/de\/press\/democracy-scorecard-tracks-lawmaker-support-for-pro-democracy-bills-in-118th-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201eDemocracy Scorecard\u201c verfolgt die Unterst\u00fctzung der Gesetzgeber f\u00fcr prodemokratische Gesetzesentw\u00fcrfe im 118. Kongress"},"template":"","class_list":["post-15668","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"With 2024 congressional races in full swing, Common Cause is again tracking the positions of every Member of Congress on issues vital to the health of our democracy. For the fifth cycle in a row, Members of the House and Senate have received letters from Common Cause asking them to co-sponsor and support up to ten democracy reform bills. The letters inform Members that their voting and co-sponsorship record will be published in Common Cause\u2019s \u201cDemocracy Scorecard,\u201d which will be distributed to the organization\u2019s 1.5 million members, as well as to state and national media, during the lead-up to Election Day.","featured_image":"","press_type":236,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7855}"],"related_issues":[103,134,136,137,149,169,2065,2066,2082],"related_work":false,"location":46},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"W\u00e4hrend die Kongresswahlen 2024 in vollem Gange sind, verfolgt Common Cause erneut die Positionen jedes Kongressmitglieds zu Themen, die f\u00fcr die Gesundheit unserer Demokratie von entscheidender Bedeutung sind. Zum f\u00fcnften Mal in Folge haben Mitglieder des Repr\u00e4sentantenhauses und des Senats Briefe von Common Cause erhalten, in denen sie aufgefordert werden, bis zu zehn Gesetzesentw\u00fcrfe zur Demokratiereform mitzuunterst\u00fctzen und zu unterst\u00fctzen. Die Briefe informieren die Mitglieder dar\u00fcber, dass ihre Abstimmungs- und Mitunterst\u00fctzerbilanz in Common Causes \u201eDemokratie-Scorecard<\/a>,\u201d which will be distributed to the organization\u2019s 1.5 million members, as well as to state and national media, during the lead-up to Election Day.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt is important that Americans know exactly where their elected representatives in Congress stand on legislative efforts to strengthen and protect our democracy, which is why we\u2019ve been putting out the Democracy Scorecard since 2016 as a resource to help inform voters,\u201d said Virginia Kase Solom\u00f3n<\/strong>, Pr\u00e4sident und CEO von Common Cause<\/strong>. \u201cProtecting the right to vote, exposing the funders behind dark money groups, and curbing the outsized influence of big money in politics all share broad public support but remain blocked in Congress due to a lack of Republican support for these critical reforms. It is important for voters to understand who supports this legislation and who is keeping it from becoming law.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe bills included in the Democracy Scorecard reflect a comprehensive reform agenda that public opinion research indicates has consistently high levels of support across the ideological spectrum.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe commonsense reforms in these bills share broad public support that deserves strong bipartisan backing in Congress,\u201d said Aaron Scherb, leitender Direktor f\u00fcr Gesetzgebungsangelegenheiten bei Common Cause<\/strong>. \u201cDespite the gridlock on Capitol Hill, reforms similar to the bills in the Scorecard have been enacted and proven effective in red, blue, and purple states and localities. Congress would be wise to take note of this groundswell of public support for reform in the states.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe Scorecard includes the following bills in the House and Senate:\r\n\r\nHaus<\/u>\r\n