U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10926: Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To protect election workers and polling places.
What the bill says
To protect election workers and polling places.
From the introduced text, October 29, 2026:
A BILL To protect election workers and polling places. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act . SECTION 2. Prohibition on interference and intimidation Section 11 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10307 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) (1) (A) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force, or by violence or threat of violence to any person or property, willfully interferes with or attempts to interfere with, the ability of any person or any class of persons to vote or qualify to vote, or to qualify or act as a poll watcher or as any legally authorized election official, in any primary, special, or general election, or any person who is, or is employed by, an agent, contractor, or vendor of a legally authorized election official assisting in the administration of any primary, special, or general election to assist in that administration, shall be fined not more than $2,500, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both. (B) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force, or by violence or threat of violence to any person or property, willfully intimidates or attempts to …
Sponsors
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Don Bacon (R, HD-NE-2)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Common questions
- What is HB10926?
- HB10926 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act.
- What does HB10926 do?
- In its own words: To protect election workers and polling places.
- What is the status of HB10926?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10926?
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10926?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10926
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