The Freedom To Vote Act would set new minimum standards for early and mail-in voting, among other provisions. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act seeks to restore major elements of the landmark Voting Rights Act weakened by Supreme Court rulings.

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are trying to pass the Lewis Act this week. To do so, they are attempting to scrap the filibuster, a procedural rule that requires a 60-vote threshold to bring legislation up for debate. But they face serious opposition from members of their own party who don't want to see changes to the filibuster, as well as from Republicans.

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MLK's memory is honored by demonstrators calling for the passage of voting rights bill

January 17, 20225:32 PM ET

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People walk across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bride during the annual D.C. Peace Walk: Change Happens with Good Hope and a Dream on Dr. Martin Luther King Day.

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