# 116-hr-8964: Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020

116-hr-8964, Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8964
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-12-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9018: Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act
- 116-hr-8881: Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8818: Ending Bankruptcy Discrimination Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8809: LOVE Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8964 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8964)

## Related
- [116-hr-9018: Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9018)
- [116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8924)
- [116-hr-8881: Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8881)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8818: Ending Bankruptcy Discrimination Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8818)
- [116-hr-8809: LOVE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8809)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8964 (as of 2025-11-18).