3.0.0 4574 2022-12-29T18:48:40Z 2022-12-29T18:48:40Z Senate S 2022-07-20 117 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-07-20T21:49:02Z 2022-07-20 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3545-3546) IntroReferral 2022-07-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2022-07-20 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2022-07-20 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2022-07-20 True R000615 Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] Mitt Romney R UT 2022-07-20 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2022-07-20 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2022-07-20 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2022-07-20 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2022-07-20 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2022-07-20 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2022-07-20 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2022-07-20 True Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 00 2022-07-20 Introduced in Senate 2022-11-21T19:16:31Z Enhanced Election Security and Protection Act

This bill makes various changes related to federal elections. Among other elements, the bill (1) reauthorizes through FY2027 the Election Assistance Commission, (2) increases penalties related to crimes against federally protected voting activities, and (3) requires the U.S. Postal Service to take certain actions related to federal election mail.

]]> Enhanced Election Security and Protection Act Display Title Enhanced Election Security and Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for crimes against federally protected activities relating to voting and the conduct of elections, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Enhanced Election Security and Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Election Records Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Postal Service Election Improvement Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Enhanced Penalties to Protect Our Elections Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4574is/xml/BILLS-117s4574is.xml 2022-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3545-3546) 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.