3.0.0 1821 2023-01-11T13:38:34Z 2023-01-11T13:38:34Z Senate S 2017-09-14 115 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-09-14T21:39:49Z 2017-09-14 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2017-09-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2017-09-14 True Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodies Computer security and identity theft Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Evidence and witnesses Government studies and investigations Subversive activities Science, Technology, Communications 00 2017-09-14 Introduced in Senate 2017-10-23T13:05:38Z This bill establishes the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems.

The purposes of the commission are to:

  • identify and document mitigation and response activities to or in the prevention of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems in 2016;
  • document and describe any harm or attempted harm to U.S. election systems in 2016;
  • review foreign cyber interference in elections in other countries to determine additional cybersecurity threats, interference methods, and successful defense mechanisms;
  • make a full and complete accounting of emerging threats and unmitigated vulnerabilities to U.S. election systems; and
  • report recommendations for action at the federal, state, and local levels.

The commission is given the authority to hold hearings and issue subpoenas to fulfill its purposes.

]]> A bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1821is/xml/BILLS-115s1821is.xml 2017-09-14 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.