From the Heritage Foundation, I'm Tim Desher, and this is Heritage Explains.

Have you heard of H.R.1 or the For the People Act?

The Democrats say this is going to make elections more free and more fair and increased democracy for all.

And since they now have control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, it's closer than ever to passing.

So what does HR1 propose?

If you search online for a definition or watch videos of politicians touting HR1, you read and hear

general phrases like it will improve access, promote integrity, ensure security, empower citizens, and strengthen oversight.

But these are outcomes they hope to achieve.

We still need to know how they intend to achieve them.

Here's one of the lead sponsors of the bill in the House, John Sarbanes.

He's a Democrat from Maryland.

If we could get the reforms that are embodied in HR1, into law, it would be absolutely

transformational. It would be the most robust, kind of breathtaking set of reforms that we've seen in two

generations.

And it would, in a way, with a kind of quantum leap, it would push our democracy towards a

place where Americans could feel faith again and restore their trust in how we operate.

Okay, nice language. He sounds like a genuine guy.

But still, no substance.

I guess we're just going to have to read this bill the old-fashioned way.

And when we do, we quickly learn the left believes that in order to have all those wonderful things they said, H.R. 1 would have

to federalize the election process and impose unnecessary, unwise, and unconstitutional

mandates on the states.

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