H.R. 5037 · 117th Congress
Safe and Certain Elections Act
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
R
Van DuyneSponsorNo cosponsors.
This bill establishes certain election security measures and requires a report on blockchain technology.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Aug 13, 2021
Safe and Certain Elections Act
This bill establishes certain election security measures and requires a report on blockchain technology.
Specifically, the bill requires a voting system used in a federal election to produce a permanent paper record for use in audits. In addition, the bill prohibits such a voting system from (1) connecting to the internet, or (2) directly tabulating a ballot that was transmitted online.
Next, the bill specifies that a state must carry out and complete a program to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters at least 90 days before a federal election.
In addition, the bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology to improve the security of federal elections.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Safe and Certain Elections Act
Latest action (Aug 13, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 13, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.