# 117-hr-4722: Vote Without Fear Act

117-hr-4722, Vote Without Fear Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4722
- Congress: 117
- Title: Vote Without Fear Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2021-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Vote Without Fear Act This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for possessing a firearm or causing a firearm to be present in or within 100 yards of a federal election site.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022
- 117-hr-5314: Protecting Our Democracy Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-4722 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4722)

## Related
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
- [117-hr-5314: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5314)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4722 (as of 2025-11-18).