Microplastics Safety Act

House Bill

H.R. 4486

119th Congress

Microplastics Safety Act

In Committee

Introduced:Sep 30, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Mike Garcia

R - CA

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Summary

This bill would allow states and local governments to give hiring preferences to veterans, people with disabilities, and military spouses or dependents when hiring election workers. It would also prohibit states from refusing to hire nonresident military spouses or dependents as election workers solely because they don't live in that state or local area.

Latest Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 382.

Introduced9/30/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Microplastics Safety Act

This bill would allow states and local governments to give hiring preferences to veterans, people with disabilities, and military spouses or dependents when hiring election workers. It would also prohibit states from refusing to hire nonresident military spous

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This bill would allow states and local governments to give hiring preferences to veterans, people with disabilities, and military spouses or dependents when hiring election workers. It would also prohibit states from refusing to hire nonresident military spouses or dependents as election workers solely because they don't live in that state or local area.

Bill Number: 4486
Introduced: 9/30/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy Area: Government Operations and Politics

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Fact Sheet

Title: Microplastics Safety Act
Bill Number: 4486
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced: 9/30/2025
Summary: This bill would allow states and local governments to give hiring preferences to veterans, people with disabilities, and military spouses or dependents when hiring election workers. It would also prohibit states from refusing to hire nonresident military spouses or dependents as election workers sol

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would allow states and local governments to give hiring preferences to veterans, people with disabilities, and military spouses or dependents when hiring election workers. It would also prohibit states from refusing to hire nonresident military spouses or dependents as election workers solely because they don't live in that state or local area.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities ActThis bill allows states and local jurisdictions to give a hiring preference (when hiring election workers to administer an election in the state or local jurisdiction) to veterans, individuals with a disability, and nonresident military spouses or dependents.Further, the bill prohibits states and local jurisdictions from refusing to hire a nonresident military spouse or dependent as an election worker solely on the grounds that the individual does not maintain a place of residence in the state or local jurisdiction.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Allows states and local governments to give hiring preferences to veterans, individuals with disabilities, and military spouses/dependents when hiring election workers
Prohibits states from refusing to hire nonresident military spouses/dependents as election workers just because they don't live in that state or local area
Aims to increase participation of veterans, people with disabilities, and military families in administering elections

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If passed, this bill could increase the number of veterans, people with disabilities, and military families working as election administrators across the country. This could improve accessibility and representation in the electoral process for these groups.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Related Subjects

Disability and health-based discrimination

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Employee hiring

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Military personnel and dependents

State and local government operations

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4486, 119th Congress (2025). "Microplastics Safety Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4486

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