Secure Elections Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Aug 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.
What just happenedAug 10, 2018
Referred 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.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseAug 10, 2018
- Aug 10, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee - Aug 10, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Aug 10, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Committee on House Administration - Aug 10, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Aug 10, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House