HR7965-119

In Committee

Vote Without Fear Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 17, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Vote Without Fear Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Labor, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H731AFD6D649B4E92A2046BB8F92283B2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vote Without Fear Act.
  • Section H1D53DA1593B44E75A582D9FB09E68F61: 2. Prohibition on unauthorized firearm possession at a Federal election site Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H32C938AA872342B1A0CC1D38C58BFA0F: 935. Prohibition on unauthorized firearm possession at a Federal election site Except as provided in paragraph (2), whoever knowingly possesses or causes to be...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Vote Without Fear Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Labor, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, Vote Without Fear Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Labor Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies: ,
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 17, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 17, 2026

Mr. Ruiz (for himself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Labor Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"Federal election site" §H1D53DA1593B44E75A582D9FB09E68F61

a building or any part thereof at which an employee of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof is engaged in— the administration of a polling place in an election for Federal office

"Federal election site" §H32C938AA872342B1A0CC1D38C58BFA0F

a building or any part thereof at which an employee of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof is engaged in— the administration of a polling place in an election for Federal office

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