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119-s-5474119th Congress

Safe Access to the Polls Act

Sponsored By: Senator Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Introduced

Summary

Prohibits spending federal funds to deploy ICE, CBP, or National Guard personnel within 1/4 mile of polling places during any voting period to protect voter access. This bill would ban federally funded checkpoints and any federal-funded interference with an eligible voter's ability to reach their assigned polling location.

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  • Voters and families: Eligible voters would face fewer federally funded checkpoints or deployments within 1/4 mile of polling sites during any voting period, aiming to protect access to assigned polling locations.
  • Federal agencies and military: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and National Guard units would be barred from using federal funds to station personnel or set up checkpoints near polls or along routes to polling places during voting periods.
  • Election sites and routes: Polling locations and the routes people use to get there would be off-limits for federally funded checkpoints and uniformed National Guard presences within 1/4 mile, changing how federal funds could be used around elections.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Limit federal agents near polls

If enacted, this bill would bar using Federal funds to deploy ICE or CBP officers near polling places. It would also bar Federal-funded deployment of on-duty, uniformed National Guard within one-quarter mile of polling places during voting periods. The bill would ban Federal-funded checkpoints on routes to polling places. It would bar any interference with an eligible voter's ability to reach their assigned polling place. The restriction would apply only to the use of Federal funds and would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

WI • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 9/23/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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