H.R. 7626

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7626 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7626

To prohibit the use of funds to order Federal law enforcement or 
military personnel to polling places or other domestic election 
locations, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 20, 2026

Mr. Moulton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed Services, 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

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A BILL

To prohibit the use of funds to order Federal law enforcement or 
military personnel to polling places or other domestic election 
locations, 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 ``Defend Elections from Trump Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

(a) In General.--In this Act:
(1) Election.--The term ``election'' has the meaning given 
the term in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(1))

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, OR 
MILITARY PERSONNEL AT DOMESTIC ELECTION LOCATIONS.

(a) In General.--No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
for the Federal Government may be obligated or expended during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on 
December 31, 2026, for ordering, bringing, or keeping Federal law 
enforcement, intelligence, or military personnel acting under color of 
law at polling places, election offices, or locations where vote 
canvassing, counting, or certification occurs, or other locations where 
an election is held, unless Congress has enacted specific statutory 
authorization for such a presence at a domestic location.
(b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any individual exercising the right of suffrage in any 
district to which he or she may belong, if otherwise qualified 
according to the laws of the State of such district.
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