Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act
Summary
Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act This bill addresses certain protections for election workers and polling places. In particular, the bill prohibits, with enhanced penalties for certain types of threats and harms (1) intimidation of poll watchers, election officials, and election agents, vendors, and contractors involving violence or threats of harm; and (2) physical damage to or threats to physically damage a polling place, tabulation center, or other election infrastructure.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 49 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andy Levin
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brenda L. Lawrence
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn Bourdeaux
DDemocratic
Co
Colin Z. Allred
DDemocratic
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