Polling Access Safety Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 17, 2019)
Polling Access Safety Act of 2019
This bill limits immigration enforcement in relation to polling places and establishes various requirements related to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Absent exigent circumstances, the following are prohibited on a voting day: (1) immigration enforcement actions within one mile of a polling place; (2) identification checks at a polling place by a federal officer or employee; and (3) DHS-conducted temporary vehicle checkpoints, public transportation searches, and public training exercises.
State election administrations shall post notice of such prohibitions at each polling place on a voting day. Information acquired in violation of such prohibitions may not be used to initiate deportation proceedings.
DHS shall establish a training program for certain officers and employees on compliance with federal laws limiting certain political activities of federal employees and officers (e.g., the Hatch Act).
The bill establishes three positions to monitor and ensure compliance with the bill. These positions shall be within the DHS Office of Inspector General, the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and the Office of Special Counsel.
What just happenedNov 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 17, 2019
- Nov 15, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee - Nov 4, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee - Oct 17, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committee on House Administration - Oct 17, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Homeland Security Committee - Oct 17, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Judiciary Committee - Oct 17, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 17, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House