Protect our Elections Act
United States116th CongressS-825Senate
Updated: Mar 14, 2019
Summary
Protect our Elections Act This bill requires each state or local government entity responsible for the administration of federal elections to ensure that each election service provider (i.e., contractor or vendor) is a qualified provider with regard to (1) the ownership and control of the provider, (2) the provider's compliance with cybersecurity best practices, and (3) the provider's reporting of its ownership and control. The bill requires the entity to annually evaluate each provider. It also specifies reporting requirements for providers, subject to civil penalties.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-4777: Protect our Elections ActReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Senate
Introduced in Senate
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