To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to develop best practices for States to use to protect the integrity of elections for Federal office, to make election technology improvement grants to States for adopting and applying such best practices in the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3751| House
| Updated: 9/12/2017
Mark Meadows
Republican Representative
North Carolina
Cosponsors (20)
Bob Gibbs (Republican)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Mark Walker (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Ralph Norman (Republican)John K. Delaney (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration, Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Protecting the American Process for Election Results Act or the PAPER Act This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to report to Congress on best practices for ensuring the cybersecurity of federal elections and for auditing election results. The commission shall make grants to each eligible state to implement (1) such best practices, or (2) the recommendations from a Department of Homeland Security Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of the state's election system.
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Introduced in House
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.
Government Operations and Politics
Accounting and auditingComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingState and local government operationsSubversive activities
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to develop best practices for States to use to protect the integrity of elections for Federal office, to make election technology improvement grants to States for adopting and applying such best practices in the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3751| House
| Updated: 9/12/2017
Protecting the American Process for Election Results Act or the PAPER Act This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to report to Congress on best practices for ensuring the cybersecurity of federal elections and for auditing election results. The commission shall make grants to each eligible state to implement (1) such best practices, or (2) the recommendations from a Department of Homeland Security Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of the state's election system.
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Introduced in House
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.
Mark Meadows
Republican Representative
North Carolina
Cosponsors (20)
Bob Gibbs (Republican)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Mark Walker (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Ralph Norman (Republican)John K. Delaney (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration, Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Accounting and auditingComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingState and local government operationsSubversive activities