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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators 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, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HD980F0E76B4149BFB18370622C6E4C23: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Local workers Act or the POL Act.
- Section HDE6FC756D5044F1BAE56232DEF911064: 2. Use of funds under HAVA for physical security of polling places and poll workers Section 101(b)(1) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Josh Gottheimer
D-NJ | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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