Now that the $1 trillion infrastructure bill has been cleared by the Senate, the Democrats plan to renew their push for their marquee voting bill. The Democrats in the Congress will look to get the bill enacted into a law when the Senate returns in the fall. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced early Wednesday his plan for floor action in September on the bill, known as the For the People Act, which Democrats have tried to pass for months.

The bill addresses virtually every aspect of the electoral process. The Republicans had blocked the bill from coming up for debate in June. The voting bill would curb the influence of big money in politics and provide citizens more options to vote. It also looks to limit partisan considerations in the drawing of congressional districts.

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The bill may again not go through the Senate in the fall. But the Democrats would look to capitalise on this. The Republicans have been claiming that the electoral process is flawed and needs fixing. The Democratic Party might use this as an opportunity to show that their Republican colleagues will not waver on this topic. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has called the bill “a solution looking for a problem.”

That could help make a case to moderate Democrats that there is little chance of making headway on this key issue for the party unless changes are made to Senate rules that require 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.

“Republicans have formed a total wall of opposition against progress on voting rights,” Schumer said just after 4.30 am. “That’s what we have come to: total Republican intransigence.”

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His remarks came after a marathon voting session that paved the way for Democrats’ big-ticket spending goals before the Senate adjourned for its August recess. On Tuesday, the Senate cleared the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which will now head to the House.

(With AP inputs)