; (3) the Supreme Court, in Shelby County v. Holder, struck down core provisions of the Voting Rights Act, undermining decades-long protections for communities of color that faced historic and continuing discrimination; and (4) Congress should restore protections for voters in States with a recent history of discrimination and bolster prophylactic protections for those communities with a history of voter disenfranchisement. 105. Protecting the integrity of the election system It is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) the security of election systems must be improved; (2) attacks from hostile actors, both foreign and domestic, must never compromise the integrity or security of our election system; and (3) Congress must advance comprehensive reforms to protect and harden our election system, providing the resources and tools to our State and local partners to ensure attempts to undermine our election system remain unsuccessful. II Strengthening Our Nation’s Ethics Laws 201. Ending the revolving door of special interests into and out of government It is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) the line between public service and private interests is too often blurred, because government positions are regularly filled with industry insiders who work to secure undue access and influence for their former employers, and that this preferential treatment is later used to secure for those same individuals future employment and profit, fueling a cycle of exploitative government service; (2) the public is rightly disgusted by this revolving door into and out of government, and as stewards of the public trust, government officials should be— (A) required to submit to a stringent set of ethical guidelines that restrict their engagement on matters directly related to past employment