Federal Standards and Guidelines for Voting Systems: Overview and Potential Considerations for Congress
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- HR 2017113th Congress
EAC Improvements Act of 2013
May 16, 2013 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 6072114th Congress
Election Integrity Act of 2016
Sep 30, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- HR 1907115th Congress
Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017
Apr 25, 2017 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- HR 3751115th Congress
PAPER Act
Sep 12, 2017 · Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- HR 6449115th Congress
Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act
Jul 19, 2018 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 1612116th Congress
Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019
Apr 12, 2019 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- HR 2652116th Congress
Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act
May 9, 2019 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 2660116th Congress
Election Security Act of 2019
Jun 28, 2019 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- HR 2722116th Congress
SAFE Act
Jun 28, 2019 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- HR 2754116th Congress
Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2019
May 15, 2019 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 3412116th Congress
Election Security Assistance Act
Jun 21, 2019 · Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- HR 4990116th Congress
Election Technology Research Act of 2020
Sep 17, 2020 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- HR 8962116th Congress
SAVE America Act
Dec 14, 2020 · Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Judiciary, 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.
- S 1454116th Congress
Voting System Cybersecurity Act of 2019
May 14, 2019 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- S 1540116th Congress
Election Security Act of 2019
May 16, 2019 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- S 2053116th Congress
SAFE Act
Jun 28, 2019 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- S 2238116th Congress
SAFE Act
Jul 23, 2019 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- HR 1070117th Congress
Election Audit Transparency Act
Feb 15, 2021 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 1071117th Congress
Election Technology Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act
Feb 15, 2021 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 1634117th Congress
No WIFI Act
Mar 8, 2021 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 1117th Congress
For the People Act of 2021
Mar 11, 2021 · Received in the Senate.
- HR 2617117th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Dec 29, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-328.
- HR 2941117th Congress
Accessible Voting Act of 2021
Apr 30, 2021 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 335117th Congress
To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.
Jan 22, 2021 · Became Public Law No: 117-1.
- HR 4384117th Congress
Securing America’s Elections Act of 2021
Jul 9, 2021 · Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
- HR 5037117th Congress
Safe and Certain Elections Act
Aug 13, 2021 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 5746117th Congress
Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Jan 19, 2022 · Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5746 (Record Vote No. 9) withdrawn in Senate.
- HR 589117th Congress
American Election Security Act
Jan 28, 2021 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 6574117th Congress
Protect Our Elections Act
Feb 2, 2022 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 8528117th Congress
ACE Act
Nov 1, 2022 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- S 1470117th Congress
Accessible Voting Act of 2021
Apr 29, 2021 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- S 1117th Congress
For the People Act of 2021
Aug 11, 2021 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.
- S 2093117th Congress
For the People Act of 2021
Sep 15, 2021 · Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S6516-6517)
- S 2747117th Congress
Freedom to Vote Act
Oct 20, 2021 · Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2747 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 420) entered in Senate.
- S 4574117th Congress
Enhanced Election Security and Protection Act
Jul 20, 2022 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3545-3546)
- S 5332117th Congress
Election Security Act of 2022
Dec 21, 2022 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- HR 3257118th Congress
Election Integrity Act of 2023
May 11, 2023 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 466118th Congress
Securing America’s Elections Act of 2023
Jan 24, 2023 · Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
- S 1500118th Congress
SECURE IT Act
May 9, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- S 630118th Congress
Sustaining Our Democracy Act
Mar 2, 2023 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.