One year ago, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in a brazen attempt to overturn the 2020 election. We deserve the truth about the causes behind the attack.

Since the 2020 election, three election-related threats have continued: the former president’s “Big Lie” about who won; some state legislatures enacting barriers to voting; and newly gerrymandered maps.

The House of Representatives has passed several reforms — the For the People Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, D.C. statehood, legislation to create an independent commission to investigate the insurrection, and the Protecting Our Democracy Act.

The January 6th Select Committee has collected more than 30,000 records, received information from more than 300 witnesses, and uncovered significant evidence about the insurrection. Text messages revealed that Donald Trump’s own family and conservative pundits were encouraging Trump to stop the insurrection and violence in real time.

The insurrection was an assault not only on our democracy but also the rule of law. If we don’t fully uncover its root causes, history will likely repeat itself.

Last year, 19 states passed 34 bills to make it harder for some Americans to vote and rig the rules to stay in power.

There are bold solutions to help block future election sabotage efforts by partisan politicians and expand voting rights.

Additionally, reforms to the antiquated Electoral Count Act are very much needed. The 1887 law governs how electoral votes in presidential elections are cast and counted. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and other select committee members are working to strengthen that law to close loopholes that could be exploited to sabotage elections.

Our country has survived the Civil War, two world wars, the Great Depression, the Great Recession, and many other hardships along the way. Although many have been left behind or left out during those struggles, we must expand our efforts for an inclusive democracy so that it lives up to its promise.

Our democracy is resilient, and I am confident that with continued action and demands from millions of Americans, Congress can and will take meaningful action to strengthen it.

Karen Hobert Flynn is the president of Common Cause. She wrote this for InsideSources.com.