Election Worker Protection Act of 2023
The Election Worker Protection Act of 2023 provides federal grants to states for recruiting and training election workers (including poll workers and election volunteers) with specific requirements for cultural competence and diversity in recruitment efforts. It also funds physical security services and social media threat monitoring for election workers to protect them from threats. The bill establishes new criminal penalties for intimidating, threatening, or harassing election workers while they perform their duties, and creates a grant program to help protect election workers' personally identifiable information from public disclosure. These provisions apply to workers involved in federal elections and require states to submit reports on how the funds are used.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
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Introduced Apr 26, 2023
Last action Apr 26, 2023
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Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 29 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
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Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
Co
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
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