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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from entering into agreements with vendors for the provision, support, or maintenance of election systems if the vendors are owned or controlled by persons who are not citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States or do not meet cybersecurity best practices, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6435| House 
| Updated: 7/18/2018
Jamie Raskin

Jamie Raskin

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (25)
Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Election Vendor Security Act This bill prohibits state and local governmental entities that are responsible for administering an election for federal office from entering into an agreement with a vendor who is a foreign national or who fails to meet current best practices for cybersecurity established by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and the Department of Homeland Security. Before each regularly scheduled general election for federal office (beginning with the November 2018 election), each state shall submit to the commission a list of all vendors who will be providing, supporting, or maintaining any components of an election system in such state.
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Timeline
Jul 18, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 18, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • July 18, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 18, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Government Operations and Politics

Buy American requirementsComputer security and identity theftCorporate finance and managementElections, voting, political campaign regulationForeign and international corporationsGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from entering into agreements with vendors for the provision, support, or maintenance of election systems if the vendors are owned or controlled by persons who are not citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States or do not meet cybersecurity best practices, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6435| House 
| Updated: 7/18/2018
Election Vendor Security Act This bill prohibits state and local governmental entities that are responsible for administering an election for federal office from entering into an agreement with a vendor who is a foreign national or who fails to meet current best practices for cybersecurity established by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and the Department of Homeland Security. Before each regularly scheduled general election for federal office (beginning with the November 2018 election), each state shall submit to the commission a list of all vendors who will be providing, supporting, or maintaining any components of an election system in such state.
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Timeline
Jul 18, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 18, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • July 18, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 18, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jamie Raskin

Jamie Raskin

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (25)
Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Buy American requirementsComputer security and identity theftCorporate finance and managementElections, voting, political campaign regulationForeign and international corporationsGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations