[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 338 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 338

To clarify the counting of electoral votes in Congress to be a National 
                        Special Security Event.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2021

    Mr. Torres of New York (for himself and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To clarify the counting of electoral votes in Congress to be a National 
                        Special Security Event.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COUNTING OF ELECTORAL VOTES IN CONGRESS IS A NATIONAL 
              SPECIAL SECURITY EVENT.

    The counting of electoral college votes in Congress pursuant to 
section 15 of title 3, United States Code, is a National Special 
Security Event (as such term is defined in section 2001(9) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601(9))).
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