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Polling Access Safety Act of 2019

Introduced: October 17, 2019 Introduced by: Garcia, Sylvia R. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Nov 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Nov 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Oct 17, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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Polling Access Safety Act of 2019

This bill limits immigration enforcement in relation to polling places and establishes various requirements related to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Absent exigent circumstances, the following are prohibited on a voting day: (1) immigration enforcement actions within one mile of a polling place; (2) identification checks at a polling place by a federal officer or employee; and (3) DHS-conducted temporary vehicle checkpoints, public transportation searches, and public training exercises.

State election administrations shall post notice of such prohibitions at each polling place on a voting day. Information acquired in violation of such prohibitions may not be used to initiate deportation proceedings.

DHS shall establish a training program for certain officers and employees on compliance with federal laws limiting certain political activities of federal employees and officers (e.g., the Hatch Act).

The bill establishes three positions to monitor and ensure compliance with the bill. These positions shall be within the DHS Office of Inspector General, the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and the Office of Special Counsel.


What's happening now November 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 10
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Lieu, Ted
California · May 26, 2020
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Nov 18, 2019
Lee, Barbara
· Nov 18, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 18, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 18, 2019
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 17, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Oct 17, 2019
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 17, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 17, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Oct 17, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 17, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Oct 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4718: Polling Access Safety Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4718/
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"H.R. 4718: Polling Access Safety Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4718/.
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