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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7413 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7413

   To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election 
Assistance Commission to conduct ongoing studies of State programs for 
recruiting poll workers and providing poll workers with safety training 
  in order to identify voluntary considerations for carrying out such 
                   programs, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 20, 2024

 Mr. D'Esposito (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election 
Assistance Commission to conduct ongoing studies of State programs for 
recruiting poll workers and providing poll workers with safety training 
  in order to identify voluntary considerations for carrying out such 
                   programs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Election Worker Recruitment and 
Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDIES OF STATE PROGRAMS FOR POLL WORKER RECRUITING AND SAFETY 
              TRAINING.

    (a) Studies.--Subtitle C of title II of the Help America Vote Act 
of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20981 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 247 as section 248; and
            (2) by inserting after section 246 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 247. ONGOING STUDIES OF STATE PROGRAMS FOR POLL WORKER 
              RECRUITING AND SAFETY TRAINING.

    ``(a) Studies; Voluntary Considerations.--On an ongoing basis, the 
Commission shall conduct studies of State programs for recruiting poll 
workers and providing poll workers with safety training in order to 
identify voluntary considerations that may be used by States to carry 
out such programs.
    ``(b) Reports.--Not later than December 31, 2024, and every two 
years thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the States and publish 
a report on the most recent study conducted under this section, and 
shall include in the report a description of the voluntary 
considerations for carrying out the programs studied in the report.
    ``(c) Poll Worker Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`poll worker' means any individual who, pursuant to the laws of a 
State, acts in a nonpartisan capacity as an employee or representative 
of a unit of the State or local government to aid in the administration 
of an election at a polling place in the State.''.
    (b) Use of Requirements Payments for Programs Implementing 
Voluntary Considerations.--
            (1) Use of payments.--Section 251(b)(2) of such Act (52 
        U.S.C. 21001(b)(2)) is amended in the matter preceding 
        paragraph (1) by striking ``Federal office'' and inserting 
        ``Federal office, including carrying out programs for 
        recruiting poll workers and providing poll workers with safety 
        training which implement any of the voluntary considerations 
        identified by the Commission in the most recent report 
        submitted under section 247(b),''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2025 and each 
        succeeding fiscal year.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 247 as 
        relating to section 248; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 246 the 
        following new item:

``Sec. 247. Ongoing studies of State programs for poll worker 
                            recruiting and safety training.''.
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