Mandatory Votes on Bipartisan/Majority Bills

Extremism is now the winning formula in Congress. The Senate Majority Leader and Speaker of the House have near unilateral control over what makes it to the floor for a vote.  As Congress becomes more polarized, political maneuvering and infighting make it more and more difficult to introduce, let alone enact, truly bipartisan legislation.

While attacks make headlines, urgent problems go unaddressed.  The failure of a bipartisan border bill that would have dramatically improved a disastrous situation is the most conspicuous example of how perverse political incentives can triumph over good-faith collaboration and dealmaking.   

Today, many bills do not get a vote in Congress even if they have bipartisan support from a majority of Members of Congress. By requiring a vote on these bills, we can ensure that legislation with broad support gets passed.