For democracy to work for all of us, it must include all of us. No matter our race, party, or zip code, we deserve an equal say in the decisions that shape our future.

In order to ensure every person has a voice in our democracy, Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Freedom to Vote Act, the Native American Voting Rights Act, and DC Statehood.

For nearly six decades, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has helped to protect voters of color from racially discriminatory voting practices. But in 2013, the Supreme Court gutted one of its core protections and made it easier for states to restrict the right to voting – especially for people of color. That is a violation of voting rights, and we cannot allow it.

With states and localities across the country working to pass bills that attack our freedom to vote, we need Congress to pass all four critical pieces of legislation now. This comprehensive package of legislation would empower everyone to participate fully in democracy by ensuring real congressional representation and ending partisan gerrymandering.

Here’s a quick rundown on why each of these steps is so important:

• The Freedom to Vote Act would remove barriers put in place by voter suppression laws that keep voters of color, voters with disabilities, and young voters from casting their ballots. It would establish automatic and online voter registration, create uniform early voting, and make Election Day a federal holiday. Additionally, it would restore felon voting rights, end partisan gerrymandering, stop shady PAC contributions, and require every college campus to have a polling location.

• The Native American Voting Rights Act is bipartisan legislation that upholds Native Americans' constitutionally guaranteed right to vote by combating many of the challenges Native communities face when casting their ballots, such as limited dropbox and polling locations, lack of language assistance, and limited transportation.

• The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would restore and expand the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) that were stripped away by the Supreme Court. In 2013, the Supreme Court determined the protections of the 1965 VRA were no longer necessary and ended federal review of new voting laws by states with long histories of voter suppression. Since then, 31 states have passed more than 100 restrictive laws that suppress the vote of people of color, young voters, and impact voters with disabilities.

• The Washington D.C. Admission Act would provide the nearly 700,000 residents of DC, more than half of whom are Black and Hispanic, the same representation in the House and Senate that every other state gets. Currently the district, which has more residents than Vermont and Wyoming respectively, has no voting representation in Congress.

Add your name now to demand Congress pass the Freedom to Vote Act, the Native American Voting Rights Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the Washington D.C. Admission Act to protect and strengthen our constitutional right to vote.