House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Polling Place Standards Act
Official title: To direct State and local election officials to provide a minimum number of polling places within a State for voters to cast a ballot in an election for Federal office and to ensure that such polling places are not concentrated in a specific area, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9890.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 120, July 22, 2026, Page H5178):To accompany: Polling Place Standards Act Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of Rule XII the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the U.S. Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 376 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9890, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9890
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nikema Williams.
- H.R. 4423 (119th) No New Burma Funds Act
- H.R. 1640 (119th) HEIRS Act of 2025
- H.Res. 30 (119th) Honoring the life, achievements, legacy, and public service of former President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr.
- H.Con.Res. 65 (119th) Commending State and local governments for championing reproductive rights as human rights.
- H.R. 4917 (119th) Expanding the VOTE Act
- H.R. 4910 (119th) Sustaining Our Democracy Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.