(NEWSnet/AP) — Congress will consider updates to voting and election laws in coming weeks, and the wide-reaching efforts shows Democrats and Republicans are at odds on this topic.

The parties are expected to unveil competing proposals that each will have little chance of success in the current session. But they are likely to be used as talking points to rally supporters for the 2024 elections.

The separate measures will underscore how the two major parties have acted with little cohesion and often are completely at odds over voting procedures.

House Republicans on Monday are scheduled to release a plan known as “American Confidence in Elections Act” that would tighten voting laws and take a defiant stand against concerns that certain laws passed in recent years disadvantage some voters.

Republican Rep. Bryan Steil, chair of the House Administration Committee, says the plan is “the most conservative election bill to be considered in the House in over 20 years.” Details include checks on voter eligibility and provisions to loosen finance reporting requirements.

Democrats, meanwhile, are preparing to reintroduce their own proposals to set federal voting standards and restore protections under the Voting Rights Act.

Their proposal is expected to closely mirror an updated bill that was under discussion last year with the involvement of Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat.

"America is under threat from election deniers and extremist anti-voting forces who undermine our democracy,” said Rep. Joe Morelle, the ranking Democrat on the House Administration Committee. “In contrast, our agenda offers national standards that ensure every eligible American can participate in accessible, secure and transparent elections.”

Meanwhile, states have been addressing the issues in a wave of election-related bills that sharply diverge based on the state and which party is in control.

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