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HR 3623 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Computer security and identity theft Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act

Introduced: July 28, 2017 Introduced by: Sewell, Terri A. Democratic · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Aug 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Jul 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include among the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) responsibilities relating to intelligence and analysis and infrastructure protection the coordination of cybersecurity efforts between DHS and political campaign committees in order to:

  • develop a program to update computer security at political campaign committees,
  • share information on cybersecurity risks with such committees,
  • provide guest lecturer programs in which professional computer security experts instruct campaign professionals on how best to defend against cybersecurity risks, and
  • establish an Election Security Board of Advisors to make recommendations about securing elections against cybersecurity risks.
What's happening now August 29, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 26, 2018
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 26, 2018
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 28, 2017
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 28, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3623: Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3623/
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"H.R. 3623: Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3623/.
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H.R. 3623, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3623/.
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