HR 6449 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

Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act

Introduced: July 19, 2018 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Jul 19, 2018

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act

This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require state and local governments to ensure that vendors who provide, support, or maintain any component of a voting system used in a federal election are solely owned and controlled by citizens, unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants the vendor a waiver. Vendors must disclose any sourcing of parts from outside the United States or material changes in ownership or control.

The Federal Election Commission and DHS shall publish cybersecurity best practices for vendors. Voting systems and vendor information technology infrastructure must be developed and maintained in a manner consistent with the best practices. Vendors must report suspected security incidents.

What's happening now July 19, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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