3.0.0 519 2023-01-11T13:47:51Z 2023-09-05T17:28:05Z Senate S 2021-03-02 117 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-02T19:11:29Z Protecting the Right to Organized, Transparent Elections through a Constitutionally Trustworthy Electoral College Act (PROTECT Electoral College Act) 117 4789 HR 2021-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Identical bill CRS 2021-03-02 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2021-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000601 Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] Bill Hagerty R TN N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2021-03-02 True C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2021-03-02 True L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2021-03-04 False M001198 Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] Roger Marshall R KS 2021-03-09 False B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2021-05-18 False Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Postal service Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-24T17:14:11Z Protecting the Right to Organized, Transparent Elections through a Constitutionally Trustworthy Electoral College Act (PROTECT Electoral College Act)

This bill temporarily suspends federal election security grants and conditions receipt of future grants on certain state certifications. The bill also requires a study on the 2020 presidential election.

Specifically, the bill suspends through July 1, 2022, election security grants. During this time period, new grants may not be awarded and previous grant funds may not be expended.

Further, the bill conditions receipt of future election security grants on a state legislature certifying certain matters, including that the state's mail-in voter verification procedures are specifically established in statute. The state legislature must also certify that unless there is a statute that specifically authorizes the practice, the state (1) does not provide mail-in ballots to voters unless a voter specifically requests a ballot; and (2) does not permit third parties, except for a voter's family member or caregiver, to return a voter's completed ballot.

The bill prohibits election assistance funds from being used to further an election procedure that is not expressly set forth in state statute.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on the administration of the 2020 presidential election. The report must analyze specific matters for each state that received election security grants, including an analysis of a state's use of these grants and any subsequent actions taken by its state legislature.

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