S. 3142 · 117th Congress · Senate

Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Nov 2, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

2
  1. NOV 02, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. NOV 02, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

1

Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Nov 2, 2021

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