United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 17 D · 1 I cosponsors

S 2124 — Election Worker Protection Act of 2025

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (17 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Election Worker Protection Act of 2025This bill establishes certain protections for election workers.Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or harass an election worker with the intent to interfere with the official duties of, or retaliate against, the worker.The bill extends (1) the prohibition on certain types of intimidation in federal elections to also prohibit intimidation for processing ballots or tabulating, canvassing, or certifying votes; and (2) the prohibition on public disclosure of restricted personal information to also prohibit the disclosure of information about election officials, poll workers, or election volunteers in connection with a federal election.The bill also authorizes election officials to remove poll observers who are interfering with or attempting to disrupt the administration of an election.Additionally, the bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to award grants to states (or local governments under specified circumstances) for (1) recruiting and training individuals to serve as poll workers and election volunteers on dates of elections for public office, and (2) physical security services and social media threat monitoring for election workers.The bill directs the Department of Justice to (1) provide training to law enforcement and federal attorneys on addressing threats to election workers, and (2) establish a grant program to support programs to prevent the disclosure of personally identifiable information of election workers.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill establishes new grant programs for States to enhance recruitment, training, and safety of election workers under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

  • 52 U.S.C. 21001

    PART 7--ELECTION WORKER RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND SAFETY SEC. 297. GRANTS TO STATES FOR POLL WORKER AND ELECTION VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING. (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Election Worker Protection Act of 2025, the Commission shall, subject to the availability of appropriations provided to carry out this section, make a grant to each eligible State for recruiting and training individuals to serve as poll workers and election volunteers on dates of elections for public office. (b) Use of Commission Materials and Training Program Development.--... SEC. 298. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ELECTION WORKER SAFETY. (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Election Worker Protection Act of 2025, the Commission shall, subject to the availability of appropriations provided to carry out this section, make a grant to each eligible State for physical security services and social media threat monitoring for election workers.

    The bill adds a new section to provide grants for states to recruit, train, and ensure the safety of election workers.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 529 not signed on

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Not signed on (529)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2124 do?
Election Worker Protection Act of 2025This bill establishes certain protections for election workers.Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or harass an election worker with the intent to interfere with the official duties of, or retaliate against, the worker.The bill extends (1) the prohibition on certain types of intimidation in federal elections to also prohibit intimidation for processing ballots or tabulating, canvassing, or certifying votes; and (2) the prohibition on public disclosure of restricted personal information to also prohibit the disclosure of information about election officials, poll workers, or election volunteers in connection with a federal election.The bill also authorizes election officials to remove poll observers who are interfering with or attempting to disrupt the administration of an election.Additionally, the bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to award grants to states (or local governments under specified circumstances) for (1) recruiting and training individuals to serve as poll workers and election volunteers on dates of elections for public office, and (2) physical security services and social media threat monitoring for election workers.The bill directs the Department of Justice to (1) provide training to law enforcement and federal attorneys on addressing threats to election workers, and (2) establish a grant program to support programs to prevent the disclosure of personally identifiable information of election workers.
Who sponsors S 2124?
S 2124 is sponsored by Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Padilla, Alex (Democratic), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic), Hickenlooper, John W. (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Reed, Jack (Democratic), Schatz, Brian (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Cortez Masto, Catherine (Democratic), Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Peters, Gary C. (Democratic), Sanders, Bernard (Independent), Warner, Mark R. (Democratic), Slotkin, Elissa (Democratic), and Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 2124?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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