3.0.0 1540 2022-11-01T05:17:25Z 2022-11-01T05:17:25Z Senate S 2019-05-16 116 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-16T21:13:23Z Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act 116 2652 HR 2019-05-09 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Election Security Act of 2019 116 2660 HR 2019-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS SAFE Act 116 2722 HR 2019-06-28 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS For the People Act of 2019 116 1 HR 2019-03-14 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. Related bill CRS For the People Act of 2019 116 949 S 2019-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS SAFE Act 116 2053 S 2019-06-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS Election Security Assessments Act 116 8697 HR 2020-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). Related bill CRS 2019-05-16 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2019-05-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2019-05-16 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2019-05-16 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-05-16 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-05-16 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-05-16 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-05-16 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-05-16 True B001277 Sen. 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Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-05-16 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2019-05-16 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-05-16 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-05-16 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-05-21 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-06-11 False Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Buy American requirements Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Manufacturing Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Subversive activities Technology assessment Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-05-16 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-15T16:56:33Z Election Security Act of 2019

This bill addresses election security through grant programs and requirements for voting systems and paper ballots.

The bill establishes requirements for voting systems, including that systems (1) use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots; (2) make a voter's marked ballot available for inspection and verification by the voter before the vote is cast; (3) ensure that individuals with disabilities are given an equivalent opportunity to vote, including with privacy and independence, in a manner that produces a voter-verified paper ballot; and (4) be manufactured in the United States.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must award grants to study, test, and develop accessible voter-verified paper ballot voting and best practices to enhance the accessibility of such voting for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy.

The EAC must award grants to states to (1) replace certain voting systems, carry out voting system security improvements, and implement and model best practices for ballot design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots; and (2) conduct risk-limiting audits.

The bill provides for information sharing with states regarding threats to election infrastructure.

The Department of Homeland Security must issue a national strategy to protect against cyberattacks, influence operations, disinformation campaigns, and other activities that could undermine the security and integrity of democratic institutions.

The EAC must provide for the testing of voting system hardware and software and decertify such technology that does not meet guidelines.

]]> Election Security Act of 2019 Display Title Election Security Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Election Security Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1540is/xml/BILLS-116s1540is.xml 2019-05-16 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.