Candidates in an Alabama-led congressional and judicial reform coalition will meet in Washington, D.C., next week for the inaugural Congressional Courage and Accountability summit.
The summit, scheduled for September 29 and 30, will be hosted by Take BAC Congress, Citizens’ Impeachment and the American People’s Compact.
Balance and Accountability Candidates, or Take BAC Congress, is a coalition of congressional candidates from 41 states pledged to a five-point platform for congressional reform.
Members of the coalition pledge to support congressional term limits, overturn the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, impose a five-year moratorium on former members of Congress taking lobbying positions, and establish an enforceable code of ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court.
The group was founded in 2025 by Andrew Sneed, a congressional candidate and Democratic nominee for Alabama’s 5th Congressional District.
In a written statement Thursday, Sneed described the upcoming summit as a chance for BAC candidates and partner organizations to highlight reforms they say will help restore Americans’ trust in Congress and the federal government.
“There is nothing more important, at this critical moment in American history, than taking tangible steps to not only address the rampant corruption, but the resultant lack of trust by the American people in Congress and our government writ large,” Sneed said.
“We built this coalition—the largest of its kind in the nation—to show clearly that not all politicians are the same,” Sneed added. “From California to Maine to Alabama, Take BAC candidates have not only pledged to fight for these populist reforms that the American people overwhelmingly support and are asking for, but stand united because we know that it is only in coalition we can actually bring about change.”
Alongside Sneed, BAC candidates attending the event will include Amanda Pusczek, the nominee for Alabama’s 4th Congressional District, as well as Democratic nominees for seats in Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.
Citizens’ Impeachment is a nonpartisan grassroots movement seeking to impeach and convict President Donald Trump and “remove officials who violate their oath of office.”
The American People’s Compact is an organization pledged to advancing a 16-point policy agenda “grounded in research and shared priorities across party lines.” The organization brings together communities, organizations, candidates and elected officials to advance policy priorities centered on issues such as lowering costs, expanding economic opportunity and “restoring integrity and accountability in government.”
Keira Havens, co-founder of Courage for Democracy, a nonpartisan grassroots PAC that grew out of Citizens’ Impeachment, described the forum as an opportunity to call on Congress to use its power to call for impeachment of the president.
“Members of Congress are some of the most powerful people in the world. The Constitution gives them the power to hold this administration accountable through impeachment,” Havens said. “All that’s missing is courage. The American people are tired of a Congress that refuses to acknowledge its own power. If incumbents aren’t prepared to stand up for democracy, they need to be prepared to step aside.”
At 4 p.m. September 29, the groups presenting the summit will host a policy discussion focused on congressional responsibility and government reform with candidates and leaders from across the country, including former U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio; Matt Beat of the organization Uncapping the House; Jordan Wood, a former congressional candidate from Maine; Robert White of FreeDC, a congressional candidate for D.C.; and constitutional scholar Sam Halpert.
At 9 a.m. September 30, attending candidates and leaders will assemble on the west steps of the U.S. Capitol for a rally and press briefing.
