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H.R. 8964

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To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intimidation of election officials and poll workers, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · December 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
December 14, 2020
Cosponsors (0)
None
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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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