S.Amdt. 4298

SA 4298. Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Welch, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 7147, making further
consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __.  Notwithstanding chapter 13 of title 10, United
States Code (commonly known as the ``Insurrection Act''), any
provision of law that provides authority with respect to a
national emergency, or any other provision of law, none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act or any other Act shall be used for any activity or
technology in which Federal law enforcement, intelligence, or
military personnel acting under color of law violate any
State or Federal law that restricts activities in connection
with an election (as defined in section 301(1) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(1))),
including any State or Federal law preventing voter
intimidation or interference with an election, preventing the
imposition or attempted imposition of any regulations for
conducting an election different from those prescribed by
law, or restricting presence at polling places, election
offices, or locations where vote canvassing, counting, or
certification occurs, or other locations where an election is
held.
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