# 119-hr-8825: Democracy Without Intimidation Act

119-hr-8825, Democracy Without Intimidation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status introduced (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8825
- Congress: 119
- Title: Democracy Without Intimidation Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**Prohibiting troops at polling places** is the bill's core aim. It would remove a statutory exception that allowed the use of force at polling locations and add stronger enforcement tools and private remedies to back that ban. - Voters: The bill would tighten the ban on deploying forces at polling places by removing the exception in 18 U.S.C. 592 that allowed force to repel armed enemies. That change is meant to reduce the presence of federal forces around voting sites. - Federal enforcement and courts: It would require United States attorneys, marshals, deputy marshals, magistrate judges, and other officers to prosecute violations of 18 U.S.C. 592 and related statutes at the government's expense. It would also increase the number and authority of magistrate judges to handle arrests and warrants for these offenses and let them appoint people to execute warrants and summon aid, including bystanders, militia, or portions of U.S. forces as necessary. - Private lawsuits and expedited review: The bill would create a private right for people harmed by a violation of section 592 to sue certain "covered persons" for injunctive relief. Covered persons are defined as Senior Executive Service officials or political appointees of federal law enforcement agencies, and appeals from final orders would be eligible for direct, expedited review by the Supreme Court with a notice of appeal filed within 10 days.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on troops at polling places: benefit, high. This bill would remove the clause that let force be used to "repel armed enemies" at polling places. That would strengthen the ban on troops and similar force at voting sites. If you were harmed by such a violation, you would be able to sue certain high-level federal law enforcement officials or po…
- Federal prosecutions and magistrates: benefit, high. This bill would require U.S. attorneys, U.S. marshals, some magistrate judges, and officers authorized by the President to bring federal prosecutions for a list of voting and civil-rights crimes. The United States would pay the costs of those prosecutions. District and territorial courts would incr…

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- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
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## Sources
- [119-hr-8825 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8825)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8825 (as of 2026-10-21).