S. 1821 · 115th Congress
A bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems, and for…
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A bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems, and for other purposes.
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This bill establishes the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 14, 2017
This bill establishes the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems.
The purposes of the commission are to:
- identify and document mitigation and response activities to or in the prevention of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems in 2016;
- document and describe any harm or attempted harm to U.S. election systems in 2016;
- review foreign cyber interference in elections in other countries to determine additional cybersecurity threats, interference methods, and successful defense mechanisms;
- make a full and complete accounting of emerging threats and unmitigated vulnerabilities to U.S. election systems; and
- report recommendations for action at the federal, state, and local levels.
The commission is given the authority to hold hearings and issue subpoenas to fulfill its purposes.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Sep 14, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 14, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.