HR 6435
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Buy American requirements
Computer security and identity theft
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Election Vendor Security Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 18, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Election Vendor Security Act
This bill prohibits state and local governmental entities that are responsible for administering an election for federal office from entering into an agreement with a vendor who is a foreign national or who fails to meet current best practices for cybersecurity established by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and the Department of Homeland Security.
Before each regularly scheduled general election for federal office (beginning with the November 2018 election), each state shall submit to the commission a list of all vendors who will be providing, supporting, or maintaining any components of an election system in such state.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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