HR 10497
119th Congress
House
To require explicit Congressional approval for troops or armed persons at polling places for the only exception in the United States Code, and for other purposes.
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2026
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10497: To require explicit Congressional approval for troops or armed persons at polling places for the only exception in the United States Code, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10497/
"H.R. 10497: To require explicit Congressional approval for troops or armed persons at polling places for the only exception in the United States Code, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10497/.
H.R. 10497, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10497/.
[H.R. 10497: To require explicit Congressional approval for troops or armed persons at polling places for the only exception in the United States Code, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10497/)