,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgah ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #ag1 #bjai,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,evans1 and ,ms4 ,barragn7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,homeland ,security1 and ,house ,administration1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to restrict the enforcement of the immigration laws at polling places1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,polling ,access ,safety ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,restriction of enforcement of the immigration laws at polling places 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,restriction on enforcement actions ,an enforcement action may not take place within one mile of a polling place on a voting day except under exigent circumstances4 7#b7 ,application ,this subsection shall apply to any enforcement action by a covered officer or employee of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7b7 ,,id checks prohibited ,no officer or employee of the ,federal ,government may request any form of identification from an individual at a polling place on a voting day1 except in exigent circumstances4 7c7 ,notice ,the chief election administrator of each ,state shall ensure that a notice of the prohibition under subsection 7a7 is posted in a prominent location at each polling place on a voting day4 ,such notice shall be in ,english1 ,spanish1 and any other language that is prevalent in the community of the polling place4 #c4 ,restriction on enforcement of the immigration laws on voting days 7a7 ,in general ,no officer or employee of the ,department of ,homeland ,security may engage in any of the following activities on a voting day1 except in exigent circumstances3 7#a7 ,temporary vehicle checkpoints4 7#b7 ,searches of public transportation4 7#c7 ,public training exercises4 7b7 ,description of exigent circumstances ,not later than #cj days after any enforcement action is taken by an officer or employee of the ,department of ,homeland ,security on a voting day as a result of exigent circumstances1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall provide to each of the following a report containing a description of the circumstances requiring immediate enforcement action on a voting day3 7#a7 ,the ,office of ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7#b7 ,the ,office for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7#c7 ,the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#d7 ,the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#e7 ,the ,committees on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate4 7#f7 ,the ,office of the ,special ,counsel4 #d4 ,restriction on the use of immigration information obtained on voting days ,no information obtained in violation of section #b or #c may be used to initiate deportation proceedings4 #e4 ,penalties ,an officer or employee of the ,federal ,government who knowingly violates section #b or #c shall be subject to a civil money penalty of not less than #e1jjj and not more than #aj1jjj4 #f4 ,additional personnel 7a7 ,in general ,there are established #c positions within the competitive service in the ,office of ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 the ,office for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 and the ,office of the ,special ,counsel 7established under section #abaa of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code74 ,the duties of such positions shall consist of monitoring and ensuring compliance with the requirements of this ,act4 7b7 ,hatch ,act training ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall establish a training program for covered officers and employees of the ,department of ,homeland ,security on compliance with the requirements of subchapter ,,iii of chapter #gc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly referred to as the ,hatch ,act74 ,training under such program shall be required to be completed annually for each such employee4 #g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the term covered officer or employee of the ,department of ,homeland ,security means-- 7,a7 an officer or agent of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 including an officer or agent of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement and ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 and 7,b7 any individual designated to perform immigration enforcement functions pursuant to section #bhg7;g7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act4 7#b7 ,the term election has the meaning given the term in section #cja7a77;,a7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7a77;,a774 7#c7 ,the term immigration laws has the meaning given the term in section #aja of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 7#d7 ,the term voting day means any day on which a polling place is open for voting in a ,federal election1 including early voting4 7#e7 ,the term exigent circumstances means a situation involving-- 7,a7 the imminent risk of death1 violence1 or physical harm to any person1 including a situation implicating terrorism or the national security of the ,united ,states in some other manner2 7,b7 the immediate arrest or pursuit of a dangerous felon1 terrorist suspect1 or other individual presenting an imminent danger or public safety risk2 or 7,c7 the imminent risk of destruction of evidence that is material to an ongoing criminal case4 7#f7 ,the term enforcement action means an arrest1 interview1 search1 or surveillance for the purposes of immigration enforcement1 and includes an enforcement action at1 or focused on1 a sensitive location that is part of a joint case led by another law enforcement agency4