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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the operation of the Election Assistance Commission, to provide funds to States to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-794| House 
| Updated: 4/25/2017
Robert A. Brady

Robert A. Brady

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (49)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

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

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) reauthorize the Election Assistance Commission through FY2022, (2) authorize funding to states for FY2018 for security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes and waive the 5% match requirement for these funds, (3) require each state to furnish to the commission such information as the commission may request for the purposes of conducting any post-election surveys of the states with respect to the administration of a regularly scheduled general election, and (4) require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to report on its use of funds transferred from the commission. The commission shall carry out an assessment: (1) of whether the voting systems available for use in the elections for federal office to be held in 2018 are adequate to meet the demands of such elections, and (2) of the security and effectiveness of the commission's information technology systems. The commission shall carry out a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the state-based administrative complaint procedures established and maintained under such Act for the investigation and resolution of allegations of violations.
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Feb 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 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.
Apr 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
  • February 1, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 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.


  • April 25, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

Government Operations and Politics

Computer security and identity theftDepartment of CommerceElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesState and local government operationsTechnology assessment

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the operation of the Election Assistance Commission, to provide funds to States to make security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-794| House 
| Updated: 4/25/2017
EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) reauthorize the Election Assistance Commission through FY2022, (2) authorize funding to states for FY2018 for security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes and waive the 5% match requirement for these funds, (3) require each state to furnish to the commission such information as the commission may request for the purposes of conducting any post-election surveys of the states with respect to the administration of a regularly scheduled general election, and (4) require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to report on its use of funds transferred from the commission. The commission shall carry out an assessment: (1) of whether the voting systems available for use in the elections for federal office to be held in 2018 are adequate to meet the demands of such elections, and (2) of the security and effectiveness of the commission's information technology systems. The commission shall carry out a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the state-based administrative complaint procedures established and maintained under such Act for the investigation and resolution of allegations of violations.
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Timeline
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 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.
Apr 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
  • February 1, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 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.


  • April 25, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Robert A. Brady

Robert A. Brady

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (49)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (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
Computer security and identity theftDepartment of CommerceElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesState and local government operationsTechnology assessment