3.0.0 5053 2023-01-01T20:19:05Z 2023-01-01T20:19:05Z House HR 2021-08-20 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 148 (Friday, August 20, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ALLRED:H.R. 5053.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H4343]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T18:45:03Z Referred to 2021-08-20T19:01:00Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2021-08-20T19:01:05Z Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2021 117 2626 S 2021-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Identical bill CRS Freedom to Vote Act 117 2747 S 2021-10-20 Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2747 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 420) entered in Senate. Related bill CRS Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act 117 5746 HR 2022-01-19 Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5746 (Record Vote No. 9) withdrawn in Senate. Related bill CRS 2022-11-01 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2021-08-20 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 2021-08-20 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-08-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-08-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000376 Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] Colin Allred D TX Z. 32 N S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2021-08-20 True V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2021-08-20 True E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2021-08-20 True S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2021-08-20 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2021-12-02 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2022-03-28 False Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-08-20 Introduced in House 2022-06-07T20:49:41Z Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2021

This bill revises preservation and retention requirements for federal election records. It also revises criminal penalties related to election records and the voting process.

Under current law, election officials must, for a period of 22 months from the federal election, retain and preserve all election-related records and papers. This bill extends the requirement to electronic records and electronic equipment.

Next, the bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to issue minimum standards and best practices for retaining and preserving records (including electronic records), papers, and electronic equipment, including protocols for observing their preservation, security, and transfer by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a representative of each political party.

In addition, the bill revises the federal criminal offense related to election records or papers to include reckless disregard of election record requirements resulting in the theft, destruction, concealment, mutilation, or alteration of a record, paper, or electronic equipment.

Further, the bill allows DOJ to demand electronic records and electronic equipment for inspection and generally prohibits DOJ from disclosing this information.

The bill allows DOJ and candidates for federal office to bring an action in a district court to compel compliance with election record requirements.

Finally, the bill extends criminal penalties related to voting interference to include intimidating, threatening, or coercing (or attempting to do so) an individual for processing or scanning ballots, tabulating, canvassing, or certifying voting results.

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