# 119-hr-10926: Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act

119-hr-10926, Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10926
- Congress: 119
- Title: Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: unknown
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Creates federal criminal penalties for willful interference with voting and election administration.** This bill would define protected "election infrastructure" and set clear fines and jail terms for intimidation, damage, or interference while also restricting when the federal government can prosecute. - Voters and election workers: Protects people casting ballots, poll watchers, and staff who help run elections from willful intimidation or interference. Penalties start at fines up to $2,500 and up to 6 months in jail and rise to fines up to $5,000 and up to 1 year in jail if bodily injury or a weapon, explosive, or fire is involved. - Election officials, contractors, and equipment: Covers employees, contractors, and vendors of authorized election officials and physical, mechanical, or electrical devices used for registering, voting, counting, auditing, or storing ballots. The bill excludes de minimis damage or de minimis threats from criminal liability. - Federal versus state enforcement: Restricts U.S. prosecutions unless the Attorney General certifies that the State lacks jurisdiction, the State requests federal jurisdiction, or a federal prosecution is necessary to secure substantial justice.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal penalties for election interference: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make willful interference with voting or election administration a federal crime in every primary, special, and general election. It would bar force, threats, or intimidation against voters, poll watchers, election officials, and people helping officials, including contra…
- Limits on federal election prosecutions: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would bar the United States from prosecuting the listed election offenses unless the Attorney General or a designee gives a written certification. The AG must certify that the State lacks jurisdiction, the State requested federal assumption of jurisdiction, or federal prosecuti…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10926 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10926)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10926 (as of 2026-11-01).