3.0.0 6663 2023-01-11T13:41:44Z 2023-01-11T13:41:44Z House HR 2018-08-10 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 133 (Friday, August 10, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida:H.R. 6663.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower to make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ofthe United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H7751]]]> hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee House Select Referred to 2018-08-10T14:01:25Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-08-10T14:01:20Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2018-08-10T14:01:15Z Secure Elections Act 115 2261 S 2018-06-20 Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Secure Elections Act 115 2593 S 2018-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Identical bill CRS 2018-08-10 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee 2018-08-10 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2018-08-10 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2018-08-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-08-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 N H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2018-08-10 True S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2018-08-10 True G000566 Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] Trey Gowdy R SC 4 2018-08-10 True L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2018-09-05 False W000820 Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] Mimi Walters R CA 45 2018-09-07 False Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Advisory bodies Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Freedom of information Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Intergovernmental relations Public participation and lobbying Right of privacy Sanctions State and local government operations Subversive activities Technology assessment Government Operations and Politics 00 2018-08-10 Introduced in House 2018-08-20T18:48:03Z Secure Elections Act

This bill gives the Department of Homeland Security primary responsibility within the federal government for sharing information about election cybersecurity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with federal entities and election agencies.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) shall establish an advisory panel of independent experts to develop guidelines on election cybersecurity, including standards for procuring, maintaining, testing, auditing, operating, and updating election systems.

The EAC shall award election system cybersecurity and modernization grants to states and election agencies to implement the advisory panel's guidelines. Grants shall be awarded to: (1) remediate vulnerabilities identified by a cybersecurity evaluation, (2) replace electronic voting systems that are not optical scanners that read paper ballots, and (3) reimburse states for statistical audits of ballots in close federal elections.

]]> Secure Elections Act Display Title Secure Elections Act Official Title as Introduced To protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Secure Elections Act Introduced in House 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6663ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6663ih.xml 2018-08-10 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.