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If a unified Democratic government had the rare, unrestricted power to legislate past standard minority roadblocks, the secondary wave of bills would likely focus on overhauling structural economic rules, rewriting the immigration framework, passing strict gun safety measures, and locking in baseline social and consumer protections.

Here are the other major pieces of legislation that would top that wishlist:

Immigration and Border Reform

The U.S. Citizenship Act:

A massive overhaul that would provide a structured pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already living in the country (including Dreamers, individuals under Temporary Protected Status, and agricultural workers). It would also completely restructure the asylum processing system at the southern border to fast-track backlogs.

The Dream and Promise Act:

Specifically targets young undocumented immigrants who arrived as children, instantly giving them conditional permanent resident status and a clear route to full legal citizenship without fear of deportation.

Gun Safety and Criminal Justice

The Bipartisan Background Checks Act:

This would close the "gun show loophole" by requiring universal background checks for *all* gun sales, including private transfers, online sales, and secondary markets.

The Federal Assault Weapons Ban:

A revival of the 1994 ban, this legislation would prohibit the sale, manufacture, and transfer of specific semi-automatic firearms classified as assault weapons, alongside high-capacity magazines.

The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:

A broad police accountability bill aimed at restricting the use of certain force tactics (like chokeholds), banning no-knock warrants in federal drug cases, and altering "qualified immunity" to make it easier to hold law enforcement officers civilly liable for constitutional violations.

Economic Equity and Consumer Rights

The Raise the Wage Act:

A bill to gradually lift the federal minimum wage to $15 or higher (and tie future increases to median wage growth), while phasing out the lower subminimum wage for tipped workers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Restoration Act:

Following conservative judicial shifts that have limited the teeth of regulatory watchdogs, this would codify and insulated the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and expand its power to crack down on predatory lending, overdraft fees, and corporate "junk fees."

Tax Code Overhauls:

Legislation aimed at rolling back major portions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by raising the corporate tax rate and establishing higher tax brackets or minimum alternative taxes for billionaires and high-net-worth individuals.

Civil Rights and Family Infrastructure

The Equality Act:

This would explicitly amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected characteristics, establishing explicit, nationwide anti-discrimination protections in housing, employment, public education, and credit.

The Family Medical Leave Modernization Act:

A bill establishing a federally guaranteed, permanent paid family and medical leave program, allowing workers to take time off for a new child or serious illness without losing their income.

The American Civics and Media Literacy Act:

If the Democratic Party were to achieve a filibuster-proof or veto-proof majority in both the House and the Senate, their legislative agenda would likely focus heavily on passing sweeping federal laws to codify progressive priorities, strengthen voting access, and counter recent conservative policies and Supreme Court decisions.

Here is a look at the core pieces of legislation that would likely form the centerpiece of that legislative push:

Voting Rights and Democratic Reform

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act:

This would restore and modernize the full protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, specifically bringing back the "preclearance" formula that requires states with a history of voter discrimination to get federal approval before changing voting laws.

The Freedom to Vote Act:

A broad package designed to expand voter access nationwide by mandating automatic voter registration, making Election Day a public holiday, establishing minimum standards for early and mail-in voting, and curbing partisan gerrymandering.

The Washington, D.C. Admission Act:

A bill to grant statehood to Washington, D.C., giving its residents full voting representation with two U.S. Senators and a voting member of the House.

Reproductive Rights and Healthcare

The Women’s Health Protection Act:

This legislation would explicitly codify the protections previously established under *Roe v. Wade* into federal statutory law, establishing a nationwide right to provide and receive abortion care regardless of state-level bans.

The Access to Family Building Act:

A bill designed to establish a federal statutory right to access in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies, protecting patients and clinics from state-level restrictions.

Medicare/Healthcare Expansion Legislation:

Bills aimed at lowering the Medicare eligibility age, expanding the government's authority to negotiate prescription drug prices for all Americans, and strengthening the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Judicial and Executive Branch Reforms

Supreme Court Reform and Ethics Acts:

Legislation imposing strict, enforceable ethics codes on Supreme Court justices, alongside proposals for term limits (such as 18-year staggered terms) or restructuring the size of the court.

The Freedom to Investigate Act / Regulatory Restoration:

Following recent Supreme Court rulings that limited the power of federal agencies (such as the overturning of the *Chevron* doctrine), Congress would likely pass laws explicitly detailing and restoring the regulatory authority of agencies like the EPA, FDA, and SEC to interpret ambiguous statutes.

Climate and Labor

The Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act:

A massive overhaul of labor law intended to strengthen workers' rights to strike, form unions, and bargain collectively, while weakening state-level "right-to-work" laws.

Green Energy and Climate Resilience Acts: