Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 14 December 2020

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 December 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 December 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 14 December 2020 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 December 2020

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 December 2020

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 December 2020

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Sponsors

• Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

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