S 3142
117th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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