H.R. 9967 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9967 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 11, 2024Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit States to use funds made available under such Act to improve the administration of elections for the physical security of polling places and poll workers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Local workers Act or the POL Act. 2. Use of funds under HAVA for physical security of polling places and poll workers (a) Authorizing use of payments Section 101(b)(1) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) Ensuring the physical security of election offices, including polling places, and election workers, including poll workers. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to funds made available to States under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 at any time before or after the date of the enactment of this Act.