HR10927Referred to Committee

Ballot Box Protection Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-10-29

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Josh Gottheimer

Democrat · NJ · Representative

Votes with party: 90.7% (589 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/G000583

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)Original· 2026-10-29

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-10-29

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House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-10-29

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10927 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10927 To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 29, 2026 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, 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 ``Ballot Box Protection Act''. SEC. 2. DESTRUCTION OF BALLOT BOXES PROHIBITED. Section 12 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10308) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Whoever destroys or damages an in-person, secured, and clearly labeled boxes at which individuals may drop off voted ballots in an election for Federal office with the intent to destroy or damage a voted ballot-- ``(1) if no voted ballot is damaged or destroyed, shall be fined not more than $20,000 for each such box, or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; or ``(2) if a voted ballot is damaged or destroyed, shall be fined not more than $20,000 for each such voted ballot, or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.''; and (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Whoever conspires to violate the provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall be punished as provided under such subsection.''. <all>

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