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Introduced
02/28/2022
02/28/2022
In Committee
11/01/2022
11/01/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To protect election workers and polling places.
AI Summary
This bill, the Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act, aims to protect election workers and polling places from intimidation, interference, and physical damage. It amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to impose fines and imprisonment for anyone who, whether acting under color of law or not, uses force, threats, or violence to interfere with a person's ability to vote or to act as a poll watcher or election official. The bill also prohibits willful physical damage or threats to polling places, tabulation centers, and other election infrastructure, with harsher penalties if bodily injury or the use of dangerous weapons is involved. The bill specifies that only the federal government, with the certification of the Attorney General, can prosecute these offenses if the state does not have jurisdiction or has requested federal involvement, or if a federal prosecution is in the public interest and necessary to secure substantial justice.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (50)
Andy Levin (D)*,
Colin Allred (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Carolyn Bourdeaux (D),
André Carson (D),
Ed Case (D),
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Val Demings (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Chuy García (D),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Mondaire Jones (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
James Langevin (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Kathy Manning (D),
Lucy McBath (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Marie Newman (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Katie Porter (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
David Scott (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (on 11/01/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6872/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr6872/BILLS-117hr6872ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr6872/BILLS-117hr6872ih.pdf.pdf |
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