HR 1165
107th Congress
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Election Voting Systems Standards Act of 2001
Introduced: March 22, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Mar 22, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Mar 22, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E426)
Mar 22, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Election Voting Systems Standards Act of 2001 - Directs the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish the Election Voting Systems Standards Commission to: (1) establish a set of technical performance-based standards relating to the accuracy, integrity, and security of voting products and systems used in Federal elections, and criteria for the selection of an organization to establish and operate the National Election Systems Standards Laboratory; (2) develop uniform testing and evaluation procedures suitable for determining the conformance of voting products and systems to such standards; (3) establish procedures for Laboratory certification of non-Federal laboratories to perform such testing and evaluation procedures; and (4) make recommendations for methods of promoting their use.
Requires the Director to select an organization to operate the Laboratory.
Requires the Laboratory to: (1) investigate and analyze issues with respect to voting products and systems and their conformance to the standards established under this Act; (2) certify non-Federal laboratories to perform the testing and evaluation procedures developed under this Act; and (3) maintain and make available to the public a list of voting products and systems that have been tested and evaluated by non-Federal laboratories certified and found to be in conformance with such standards.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1