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Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act (S. 5491): votes, status and text — Project Euthyna

Federal · 119th Congress

Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act

S. 5491·Senate·Bill

Sen. Alex Padilla(Democratic-California)·8 cosponsors

Policy areaGovernment Operations and Politics

The Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of this measure.

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Sponsor

Alex PadillaDemocraticU.S. Senator · California

Cosponsors8

Richard BlumenthalDU.S. Senator · CT

Maria CantwellDU.S. Senator · WA

Mazie K. HironoDU.S. Senator · HI

Christopher MurphyDU.S. Senator · CT

Adam B. SchiffDU.S. Senator · CA

Chris Van HollenDU.S. Senator · MD

Sheldon WhitehouseDU.S. Senator · RI

Andy KimDU.S. Senator · NJ

Other titles2

A bill to prohibit the intimidation of election officials and election workers.Official Title as Introduced

Freedom from Intimidation in Elections ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history1

Sep 23, 2026

SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Documents1

Texts

As introduced in the SenateIntroduced in Senate·U.S. Government Publishing Office·Sep 23, 2026

Where it stands

In committee — the Senate

On the floor — the Senate

In committee — the House

On the floor — the House

Resolving differences

With the President

Became law

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