H.R. 5707 · 116th Congress
Protect American Voters Act
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Gonzalez8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill establishes a specified technology committee and unit within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to address the security of election technology.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 29, 2020
Protect American Voters Act
This bill establishes a specified technology committee and unit within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to address the security of election technology.
Specifically, the bill establishes the Emerging Election Technology Committee to advise the EAC on voluntary guidelines for election officials on the use of nonvoting election technology. Nonvoting election technology refers to the technology used in the administration of federal elections which is not used directly in the casting, counting, tabulating, or collecting of ballots or votes (e.g., electronic pollbooks or election result reporting systems). The EAC must (1) take into account the recommendations of the technology committee and adopt such voluntary guidelines, and (2) review and update such guidelines every two years.
The bill also establishes the Election Cyber Assistance Unit to provide state and local election officials with access to risk management, resiliency, and technical support services provided by election administration and cybersecurity experts.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protect American Voters Act
Latest action (Jan 29, 2020): Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 29, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.