Federal · 119th Congress
Protect Our Polls Act
Policy areaCrime and Law Enforcement
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Cosponsors8
Maggie GoodlanderDU.S. Representative · 2nd District · NH
Jimmy PanettaDU.S. Representative · 19th District · CA
Patrick RyanDU.S. Representative · 18th District · NY
Derek TranDU.S. Representative · 45th District · CA
George WhitesidesDU.S. Representative · 27th District · CA
Eleanor Holmes NortonDU.S. Representative · At-Large · DC
Salud O. CarbajalDU.S. Representative · 24th District · CA
Brad ShermanDU.S. Representative · 32nd District · CAOther titles2
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.Official Title as Introduced
Protect Our Polls ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Legislative history3
Sep 17, 2026
HouseReferred 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.
Sep 17, 2026
HouseReferred 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.
Sep 17, 2026
IntroducedIntroduced in House