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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems used in elections for Federal office to produce a voter-verified, auditable paper record of the votes cast in such elections, to require State election officials to audit the results of such elections prior to certifying the results, to provide grants to States to improve voting system security, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4276| House 
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Debbie Dingell

Debbie Dingell

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (10)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Research and Technology Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act of 2017 This bill requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect and verify before the vote is cast and counted. The bill also requires (1) the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) each state to audit federal election results by administering hand counts of paper ballots at randomly selected precincts, and (3) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress and the affected state if DHS believes a state's voter-registration database or voting system has been breached.
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Timeline
Nov 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
  • November 7, 2017
    Introduced in House
  • November 7, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
  • May 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

Government Operations and Politics

Accounting and auditingComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems used in elections for Federal office to produce a voter-verified, auditable paper record of the votes cast in such elections, to require State election officials to audit the results of such elections prior to certifying the results, to provide grants to States to improve voting system security, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4276| House 
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act of 2017 This bill requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect and verify before the vote is cast and counted. The bill also requires (1) the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) each state to audit federal election results by administering hand counts of paper ballots at randomly selected precincts, and (3) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress and the affected state if DHS believes a state's voter-registration database or voting system has been breached.
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Timeline
Nov 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
  • November 7, 2017
    Introduced in House
  • November 7, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
  • May 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Debbie Dingell

Debbie Dingell

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (10)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Research and Technology Subcommittee

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 investigationsIntergovernmental relationsPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations