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Strengthening Elections Through Intelligence Act

Introduced: February 28, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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Strengthening Elections Through Intelligence Act

This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to report to Congress and state election officials on threats to election infrastructure, including cybersecurity threats. The ODNI shall submit the initial report 180 days before each regularly scheduled federal election and update such initial reports as necessary.

What's happening now February 28, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
  • S 949 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 8697 Related bill Election Security Assessments Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jun 27, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 27, 2019
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 27, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 21, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 21, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 21, 2019
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 21, 2019
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1474: Strengthening Elections Through Intelligence Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1474/
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"H.R. 1474: Strengthening Elections Through Intelligence Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1474/.
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H.R. 1474, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1474/.
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