- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 40
- Latest action
- Aug 5, 2025
What it does
People Over Long Lines Act or the POLL Act This bill sets forth provisions related to voting and the administration of federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires states to ensure that voters wait no more than 30 minutes at any polling place to cast their vote in a federal election, establishes a private right of action for voters who experience longer waiting times, and directs the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to eligible states to prevent unreasonable waiting times. Next, the bill requires each state to provide for the minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources for each polling location on the day of any federal election…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Aug 5, 2025
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Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Nikema Williams
- Al Green
- Andrea Salinas
- André Carson
- Bennie Thompson
- Chris Deluzio
- Cleo Fields
- Delia Ramirez
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Norton
- Emilia Sykes
- Gregory Meeks
- Henry Johnson
- Janice Schakowsky
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jennifer McClellan
- Jesús García
- Jonathan Jackson
- Kevin Mullin
- Kweisi Mfume
- LaMonica McIver
- Lateefah Simon
- Lloyd Doggett
- Marilyn Strickland
- Paul Tonko
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robert Scott
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Shomari Figures
- Shontel Brown
- Shri Thanedar
- Stephen Lynch
- Summer Lee
- Suzan DelBene
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Terri Sewell
- Wesley Bell
- Yassamin Ansari
- Yvette Clarke
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Where it goes next
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