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HR 6872 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act

Introduced: February 28, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5746 Related bill Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
  • S 3142 Identical bill Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 30
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 8, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 17, 2022
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · May 16, 2022
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 12, 2022
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 26, 2022
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Apr 26, 2022
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 31, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Mar 30, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 29, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Mar 29, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 28, 2022
Demings, Val
· Mar 17, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 15, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Mar 9, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 3, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Mar 2, 2022
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 28, 2022
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Feb 28, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 28, 2022
COOPER, JAMES
· Feb 28, 2022
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 28, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Feb 28, 2022
Lawrence, Brenda
· Feb 28, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Feb 28, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Feb 28, 2022
Sarbanes, John
· Feb 28, 2022
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6872: Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6872/
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"H.R. 6872: Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6872/.
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H.R. 6872, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6872/.
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