I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7413 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assist-
ance 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 pro-
grams, and for other purposes. 
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 
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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Election Worker Re-
cruitment and Safety Act’’. 
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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 pro-
viding 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 sub-
mit 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, 
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pursuant to the laws of a State, acts in a nonpartisan ca-
pacity 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 PRO-
GRAMS 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 car-
rying out programs for recruiting poll workers and 
providing poll workers with safety training which im-
plement any of the voluntary considerations identi-
fied 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 sec-
tion 246 the following new item: 
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