HCONRES 24
115th Congress
House
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Establishing a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election and the Presidential Transition.
Introduced: February 14, 2017
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Became law
Feb 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Establishes a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election and the Presidential Transition.
Requires the joint committee to study and review:
- attempts to influence elections for federal office held in the 2016 elections;
- related attempts to undermine trust in U.S. electoral processes and the attribution of such attempts;
- all policies, decisions, and activities taken by the executive branch to respond to such attempts;
- cybersecurity breaches tied to attempts to influence election outcomes or faith in the electorial system;
- additional cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities that may contribute to future information warfare operations;
- recommendations for improving resilience against future information warfare operations and for improving the cybersecurity of electoral functions; and
- contacts between foreign nationals and candidates and officials who either ran for office in the 2016 elections or took office after the 2016 elections.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Committees of jurisdiction
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