3.0.0 6673 2023-01-11T13:43:02Z 2023-01-11T13:43:02Z House HR 2020-05-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 82 (Friday, May 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 6673.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 5, Clause 1 and Article I,Section 8, Clauses 1 and 17 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H1973]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee Referred to 2020-06-01T17:23:51Z Referred to 2020-05-01T16:05:35Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2020-05-01T16:05:30Z 2020-06-01 hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation. Committee 2020-05-01 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2020-05-01 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N Government Operations and Politics Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Government studies and investigations State and local government operations Terrorism Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-05-01 Introduced in House 2021-05-14T13:59:43Z Federal Election Failsafe Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish guidelines that states must meet for the continuing administration of federal elections in the event of a terrorist attack, an election cybersecurity incident, or a public health emergency.

Specifically, DHS must establish guidelines for the administration of federal elections by states in the event that a state's ability to carry out federal elections is adversely affected by a terrorist attack, an election cybersecurity incident, or a public health emergency. Such guidelines must include, among other elements, guidelines for ensuring that voting systems are resilient to attack so that systems accurately capture and report each vote cast by voters.

States must establish and implement plans to provide for the continuing administration of federal elections which meet the guidelines established by DHS, including plans to continue elections through remote voting. Additionally, state and local election officials must carry out exercises to respond to simulated attacks.

The Election Assistance Commission must provide grants to state and local election officials to assist with meeting the bill's requirements.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to study the risks and benefits associated with relying on electronic voting technology in federal elections.

]]> Federal Election Failsafe Act Display Title Federal Election Failsafe Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish guidelines for failsafe plans for the administration of elections for Federal office in the event that the ability of a State to administer the election is adversely affected by a terrorist attack, a cybersecurity incident, or a public health emergency, to require States to establish and administer failsafe plans in accordance with such guidelines and to provide funds to assist State and local election officials in the establishment and administration of such plans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Federal Election Failsafe Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6673ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6673ih.xml 2020-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation. 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.