3.0.0 1510 2023-01-11T13:37:31Z 2023-01-11T13:37:31Z Senate S 2017-06-29 115 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-29T19:43:13Z 2017-06-29 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2017-06-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-06-29 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2017-06-29 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-06-29 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-06-29 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-06-29 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-06-29 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-06-29 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-06-29 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-06-29 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-10-05 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2018-07-25 False Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Advanced technology and technological innovations Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Postal service Right of privacy State and local government operations Subversive activities Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-06-29 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-19T20:00:58Z Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks (HACK) Act

This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to (1) report to Congress on best practices for election cybersecurity and audits, (2) provide grants to states for implementing such best practices, and (3) develop an online voter-registration platform.

The bill also requires states to (1) provide for early voting, either in person or by mail; and (2) count a provisional ballot from an individual eligible to vote, regardless of the precinct or polling place within the state at which the individual cast the ballot.

]]> Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks (HACK) Act Display Title Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks (HACK) Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for online voter registration and other changes and to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve voting, to require the Election Assistance Commission to study and report on best practices for election cybersecurity and election audits, and to make grants to States to implement those best practices recommended by the Commission. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks (HACK) Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Election Integrity and Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1510is/xml/BILLS-115s1510is.xml 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 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.