HR 4911 · in committee · significant
POLL Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- Requires states to limit voter wait times to 30 minutes at polling places for federal elections.
- Affects state election officials, poll workers, and all voters in federal elections.
- Provides federal funding to states and allows voters to sue for longer waits.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should states balance the 30-minute wait-time requirement with the costs of hiring additional poll workers and expanding polling locations?
- 02
What evidence supports 30 minutes as the appropriate maximum wait time, and how would enforcement and voter lawsuits affect local election administration?
- 03
Which states currently exceed 30-minute average wait times, and what resources would they need to comply with this federal standard?
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Sponsor · D-GA-5
Nikema Williams
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
39/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-08-05
Joining the bill

Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original

Jasmine Crockett
D-TX-30 · original

Lloyd Doggett
D-TX-37 · original

Christopher R. Deluzio
D-PA-17 · original

Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1 · original

Dwight Evans
D-PA-3 · original

Cleo Fields
D-LA-6 · original

Shomari Figures
D-AL-2 · original
+ 27 more
Legislative timeline
2025-08-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2025-08-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-08-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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