,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hifd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ad1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,scanlon introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit the          
intimidation of election officials and  
poll workers1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protecting ,our ,election      
,workers ,act of #bjbj4  #b4            
,intimidation of voters and election    
officials  7a7 ,in general ,section #eid
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1 by      
adding at the end the following3 and    
election officials2  7#b7 by striking   
,whoever and inserting 7a7 ,intimidation
 of voters--,whoever2 and  7#c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7b7   
,intimidation of election officials and 
poll workers ,whoever intimidates1      
threatens1 coerces1 or attempts to      

intimidate1 threaten1 or coerce1 any    
other person for the purpose of         
interfering with such other person's    
duties in connection with the           
administration of an election described 
in subsection 7a71 shall be fined under 
this title or imprisoned not more than  
one year1 or both4  4  7b7 ,clerical    
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #bi of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
the item related to section #eid and    
inserting the following3  #eid4         
,intimidation of voters and election    
officials4  4