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HR 8964 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Worker safety and health

Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020

Introduced: December 14, 2020 Introduced by: Scanlon, Mary Gay Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020

This bill makes it a crime to intimidate, threaten, or coerce (or attempt to do so) an individual (i.e., an election official or a poll worker) for the purpose of interfering with their duties in administering elections.

Violators are subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.

What's happening now December 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8964: Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8964/
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"H.R. 8964: Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8964/.
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H.R. 8964, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8964/.
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[H.R. 8964: Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8964/)
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