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Secure Elections Act

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Official Title as Introduced

To protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats.


Actions Overview (1)

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08/10/2018Introduced in House

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08/10/2018Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
08/10/2018Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
08/10/2018Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
08/10/2018Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (5)

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CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]* 08/10/2018
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]* 08/10/2018
Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4]* 08/10/2018
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] 09/05/2018
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] 09/07/2018

Committees (3)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
Committee on House Administration08/10/2018 Referred to
House Oversight and Government Reform08/10/2018 Referred to
House Intelligence (Permanent Select)08/10/2018 Referred to

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Introduced in House (08/10/2018)

Secure Elections Act

This bill gives the Department of Homeland Security primary responsibility within the federal government for sharing information about election cybersecurity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with federal entities and election agencies.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) shall establish an advisory panel of independent experts to develop guidelines on election cybersecurity, including standards for procuring, maintaining, testing, auditing, operating, and updating election systems.

The EAC shall award election system cybersecurity and modernization grants to states and election agencies to implement the advisory panel's guidelines. Grants shall be awarded to: (1) remediate vulnerabilities identified by a cybersecurity evaluation, (2) replace electronic voting systems that are not optical scanners that read paper ballots, and (3) reimburse states for statistical audits of ballots in close federal elections.