Federal law would punish violence against people who run votes.
H.R. 10926 — Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act · Filed by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 29, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill makes it a federal crime to hurt, threaten, or scare people who run votes. It also makes it a crime to damage voting places or voting machines. The bill protects government workers, contractors, and vendors who help run votes. The Attorney General must say a case needs federal charges before the federal government can prosecute.
Who it affects
People who run votes, poll watchers, and voters gain federal crime protection. The bill also protects contractors and vendors who help run votes.
One thing to notice
The Attorney General must approve federal charges before they can be filed. The bill leaves out minor damage to voting places.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 29, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- poll watchers — People allowed to watch voting and vote counting to make sure votes are fair.
- voting places — Buildings where people go to vote.
- Attorney General — The top federal lawyer who leads the Department of Justice.
- federal crime — A crime that breaks a federal law and is tried in federal court.
- prosecute — To charge someone with a crime in court.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,859 characters) on Oct 31, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,778 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-31.
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