1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the By the People Resolution . 2. Purpose It is the purpose of this resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should advance a comprehensive set of political reforms to restore trust in, and integrity to, our institutions of democracy. Such reforms will— (1) empower the American voter; (2) strengthen our Nation’s ethics laws; and (3) fix our broken campaign finance system. I Empowering the American Voter 101. Expanding access to the ballot box It is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) the right to vote for all Americans is sacrosanct and rules for voting and election administration should protect the right to vote and promote voter participation; (2) in recent years, we have witnessed unprecedented efforts to turn back the clock and erect barriers to voting for disabled, minority, young, elderly, and low-income Americans; and (3) Congress should respond by modernizing the electoral system to— (A) improve access to the ballot; (B) enhance the integrity and security of our voting systems; and (C) ensure greater accountability for the administration of elections. 102. Promoting national automatic voter registration It is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) America is stronger when more Americans participate in the political process; (2) across the Nation, voter registration models at best are outmoded, and present barriers for eligible Americans to have their voices heard at the ballot box and, at worst, are under assault from attempts to limit access