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S. 2593 115th Congress Senate

Secure Elections Act

Official title: A bill to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats.

Introduced: March 22, 2018 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditingAdvisory bodiesComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversight
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Department of Homeland SecurityElections, voting, political campaign regulationFreedom of informationGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationIntergovernmental relationsPublic participation and lobbyingRight of privacySanctionsState and local government operationsSubversive activitiesTechnology assessment
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Mar 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Mar 22, 2018
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 Latest action March 22, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure Elections Act

This bill gives the Department of Homeland Security primary responsibility within the federal government for sharing information about election cybersecurity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with federal entities and election agencies.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) shall establish an advisory panel of independent experts to develop guidelines on election cybersecurity, including standards for procuring, maintaining, testing, auditing, operating, and updating election systems.

The EAC shall award election system cybersecurity and modernization grants to states and election agencies to implement the advisory panel's guidelines. Grants shall be awarded to: (1) remediate vulnerabilities identified by a cybersecurity evaluation, (2) replace electronic voting systems that are not optical scanners that read paper ballots, and (3) reimburse states for statistical audits of ballots in close federal elections.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6663 Identical bill Secure Elections Act
  • S 2261 Secure Elections Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3 Republican 4 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 19, 2018
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 19, 2018
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jul 17, 2018
Burr, Richard
· Mar 22, 2018
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 22, 2018
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 22, 2018
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 22, 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 22, 2018
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2593: Secure Elections Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2593/
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"S. 2593: Secure Elections Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2593/.
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S. 2593, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2593/.
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