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S. 5474

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A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to deploy Department of Homeland Security or National Guard employees at or near any location at which an election is taking place.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 23, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Introduced
September 23, 2026
Cosponsors (1)
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The Safe Access to the Polls Act would prohibit the federal government from spending money to deploy Department of Homeland Security personnel (including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Protection officers) or National Guard members near polling locations during elections. Specifically, the law would ban these uniformed federal employees from operating within a quarter mile of any voting location, setting up checkpoints on routes to polling places, or interfering with voters' ability to reach their assigned polling sites. The bill affects federal agencies and applies during any voting period. The legislation contains no specific funding amounts or implementation timeline. The bill aims to prevent the federal government from using immigration enforcement or military resources in ways that could discourage or prevent eligible citizens from voting.

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