WSJ:

The Electoral Count Act hit 60 votes of support over the August recess, putting it on track to pass the Senate should Mr. Schumer put it on the floor for a vote. The legislation includes changing an 1887 law that governs how Congress deals with presidential-election disputes, and many senators want to see it get a vote this year. 

The legislation is an effort to stop a repeat of what happened following the 2020 election. Then-President Donald Trump, a Republican, had urged then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject the Electoral College votes from some states, which Mr. Pence declined to do.