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119-hr-7626119th Congress

Defend Elections from Trump Act

Sponsored By: Representative Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

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Summary

Bar federal deployments at election sites. This bill would prohibit the use of federal funds to place federal law enforcement, intelligence, or military personnel at polling places, election offices, vote canvassing, counting, certification, or other election locations through December 31, 2026 unless Congress enacts specific statutory authorization for such a presence.

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  • Voters: Reinforces that covered election sites would not host federal law enforcement, intelligence, or military personnel funded by the federal government. Eligible voters who meet their State's qualifications remain able to vote in person.
  • State and local election officials: Prevents federal agencies from using federal funds to place personnel at election offices, canvassing, counting, or certification sites without explicit congressional authorization.
  • Federal agencies and personnel: Imposes an appropriations-based ban across the Federal Government on deploying law enforcement, intelligence, or military personnel to domestic election locations during the covered period unless Congress authorizes it.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Ban on federal agents at polls

If enacted, the bill would bar using any federal funds to order, bring, or keep federal law enforcement, intelligence, or military personnel at polling places, election offices, vote canvassing, counting, certification sites, or other election locations. The ban would apply to funds "appropriated or otherwise made available for the Federal Government" and would run from the date of enactment through December 31, 2026. Congress could pass a specific law to allow federal personnel at a domestic election site. The rule would not apply to an individual voting in their own district if they qualify under that State's law.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

MA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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