October 22, 2026
Mr. Whitesides (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Brownley, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Lieu, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Correa, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Levin, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Liccardo, Ms. Simon, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Horsford, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Brown, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Goodlander, and Mr. Blair) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit interference in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
Grants for qualifying balloting materials tracking programs
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 “Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections Act”.