Democracy Modernization

A Case of Post-Partisanship: The CASES for Constituents Act

 A Case of Post-Partisanship: The CASES for Constituents Act

HR 1079 — sponsored by Congressional Future Caucus member Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA-6) and cosponsored by fellow Future Caucus member Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA-4) — has been signed into law by the President. This legislation modernizes congressional casework by requiring federal agencies to accept electronic forms of identification and authentication, allowing an individual to access their records or provide consent for the release of their records much quicker than in the past.