,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,b\rdeaux1 
,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mrs4 ,watson
 ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 ,mr4 ,doggett1  
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,johnson (         
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,kildee1    
,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4    
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,port]1  
,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,mr4 ,david  
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 ,mr4   
,v>gas1 & ,mr4 ,m\lton7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to protect election work]s & poll+     
places4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,election ,work] & ,poll+   
,place ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,election 
work] & poll+ place protection ,section 
#aa ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcjg7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7f7 7#a7 ,:oev]1 :e!r or 
n act+ "u color ( law1 by =ce or ?reat (

 =ce1 or viol5ce1 or ?reat ( h>m to any 
p]son or prop]ty1 willfully intimidates 
or int]f]es )1 or attempts to intimidate
 or int]f]e )1 ! ability ( any p]son or 
any class ( p]sons to vote or qualify to
 vote1 or to qualify or act z a poll    
wat*]1 or any legally au?oriz$ election 
(ficial1 9 any prim>y1 special1 or g5]al
 election1 or any p]son :o is1 or is    
employ$ by1 an ag5t1 contractor1 or     
v5dor ( a legally au?oriz$ election     
(ficial assi/+ 9 ! adm9i/ration ( any   
prim>y1 special1 or g5]al election1 %all
 be f9$ n m ?an #e1jjj1 or imprison$ n m
 ?an "o ye>1 or bo?2 & if bodily injury 
results f ! acts committ$ 9 violation ( 
?is p>agraph or if su* acts include !   
use1 attempt$ use1 or ?reat5$ use ( a   
dang]\s weapon1 explosives1 or fire1    
%all be f9$ n m ?an #e1jjj or imprison$ 
n m ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4  7#b7 ,:oev]1  
:e!r or n act+ "u color ( law1 willfully
 physically damages or ?reat5s to       
physically damage any physical prop]ty  
be+ us$ z a poll+ place or tabulation   

c5t] or o!r election infra/ructure1 ) ! 
int5t to int]f]e ) ! adm9i/ration ( an  
election or ! tabulation or c]tification
 ( votes1 %all be f9$ n m ?an #e1jjj1 or
 imprison$ n m ?an "o ye>1 or bo?2 & if 
bodily injury results f ! acts committ$ 
9 violation ( ?is p>agraph or if su*    
acts include ! use1 attempt$ use1 or    
?reat5$ use ( a dang]\s weapon1         
explosives1 or fire1 %all be f9$ n m ?an
 #e1jjj or imprison$ n m ?an #e ye>s1 or
 bo?4  7#c7 ,= purposes ( ?is           
subsection1 de m9imus damage or ?reats (
 de m9imus damage to physical prop]ty   
%all n be consid]$ a violation ( ?is    
subsection4  7#d7 ,= purposes ( ?is     
subsection1 ! t]m election infra/ructure
 means any (fice ( an election (ficial1 
/aff1 work]1 or volunte] or any         
physical1 me*anical1 or electrical      
device1 /ructure1 or tangible item us$ 9
 ! process ( creat+1 di/ribut+1 vot+1   
return+1 c\nt+1 tabulat+1 audit+1 /or+1 
or o!r h&l+ ( vot] regi/ration or ballot
 in=mation4  7g7 ,no prosecution ( any  

(f5se describ$ 9 ?is subsection may be  
und]tak5 by ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 except "u !
 c]tification 9 writ+ ( ! ,attorney     
,g5]al1 or a designee1 t-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate 
does n h jurisdiction2  7#b7 ! ,/ate has
 reque/$ t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t assume    
jurisdiction2 or  7#c7 a prosecution by 
! ,unit$ ,/ates is 9 ! public int]e/ &  
necess>y to secure sub/antial ju/ice4  4