Strengthen and clarify the ban on troops and federal law enforcement officers at polling places during federal elections.

The Democracy Without Intimidation Act would strengthen and clarify existing law that bars military and senior government leaders from dispatching troops or federal law enforcement agents to the polls.

McClain Delaney introduced legislation to reinforce the ban on deploying troops or federal law enforcement to polling places.

Democracy Without Intimidation Act: New Bill Would Strengthen Ban on Troops and Federal Law Enforcement Officers at Election Polling Places | Congresswoman April McClain Delaney
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Democracy Without Intimidation Act: New Bill Would Strengthen Ban on Troops and Federal Law Enforcement Officers at Election Polling Places... introduced new legislation to safeguard our elections from security threats

McClain Delaney introduced legislation to strengthen restrictions on troops and federal law enforcement at election polling places.

Press Releases | Congresswoman April McClain Delaney
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Current 18 U.S.C. 592 bars federal civil, military, or naval officers from bringing or keeping “troops or armed men” at election places except when necessary to repel armed enemies; the page lists the last amendment as 1994.

The baseline federal ban existed long before McClain Delaney took office and, on this source, had not been strengthened or clarified during her federal term.

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18 U.S. Code § 592 - Troops at polls
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Rep. John B. Larson announced the Stop ICE Election Militarization Act with Reps. Nikema Williams and Veronica Escobar. The release says the bill would explicitly prevent immigration enforcement entities, including ICE, from being deployed at polling places and create criminal penalties.

A directly relevant federal proposal existed in the 119th Congress, but the named sponsors were Larson, Williams, and Escobar, not McClain Delaney, and the release describes introduction rather than enactment.

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Larson, Williams, Escobar Introduce Legislation to Protect Elections from Illegal ICE Interference
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The draft bill would amend 18 U.S.C. 593 to add “immigration officer” alongside armed forces personnel and would restrict immigration enforcement operations during the four-week period before a federal election.

The bill text addresses part of the promise, especially federal immigration officers at elections, but it was a discussion draft and not evidence of a law enacted by McClain Delaney.

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Stop ICE Election Militarization Act discussion draft
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Congress.gov lists H.R.14 as introduced on 03/05/2025, referred to the House Judiciary Committee, and having the status “Introduced,” with later steps “Passed House,” “Passed Senate,” “To President,” and “Became Law” not completed.

McClain Delaney’s related voting-rights bill had not become law as of the available Congress.gov status; it therefore did not deliver the promised statutory clarification.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.14 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
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Congress.gov lists Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] as an original cosponsor of H.R.14 on 03/05/2025.

This is concrete same-term action on broader federal voting-rights legislation, but the bill text does not contain the promised ban on troops or federal law enforcement officers at polling places.

partial same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.14 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
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