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
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Committees of jurisdiction
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