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H.R. 2660 116th Congress House

Election Security Act of 2019

Official title: To protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2019 Introduced by: Bennie G. Thompson Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
May 10, 2019
Introduced in House
May 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
May 10, 2019
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Science, Space, and Technology, Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, 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.
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 Latest action June 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Election Security Act of 2019

This bill addresses election security through grant programs and requirements for voting systems and paper ballots.

The bill establishes requirements for voting systems, including that systems (1) use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots; (2) make a voter's marked ballot available for inspection and verification by the voter before the vote is cast; (3) ensure that individuals with disabilities are given an equivalent opportunity to vote, including with privacy and independence, in a manner that produces a voter-verified paper ballot; and (4) be manufactured in the United States.

The National Science Foundation must award grants to study, test, and develop accessible voter-verified paper ballot voting and best practices to enhance the accessibility of such voting for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must award grants to states to (1) replace certain voting systems, carry out voting system security improvements, and implement and model best practices for ballot design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots; and (2) conduct risk-limiting audits.

The bill provides for information sharing with states regarding threats to election infrastructure.

The Department of Homeland Security must issue a national strategy to protect against cyberattacks, influence operations, disinformation campaigns, and other activities that could undermine the security and integrity of democratic institutions.

The EAC must provide for the testing of voting system hardware and software and decertify such technology that does not meet guidelines.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 2722 Securing America’s Federal Elections Act
  • S 2053 SAFE Act
  • HR 2652 Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act
  • HR 8697 Election Security Assessments Act
  • S 1540 Election Security Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 54
All 54 Democratic 27
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Aug 16, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jul 16, 2019
Cicilline, David
· Jun 24, 2019
KIND, RON
· Jun 21, 2019
Wexton, Jennifer
· Jun 21, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 11, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 11, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2019
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jun 11, 2019
Phillips, Dean
· Jun 11, 2019
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jun 11, 2019
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jun 11, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 11, 2019
Bass, Karen
· May 23, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 23, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 23, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· May 23, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 23, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 23, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 23, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 23, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 23, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· May 23, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· May 23, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 23, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 23, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 23, 2019
Sires, Albio
· May 23, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 23, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · May 10, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 10, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· May 10, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 10, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 10, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 10, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· May 10, 2019
Demings, Val
· May 10, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· May 10, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 10, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 10, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· May 10, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 10, 2019
Payne, Donald
· May 10, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 10, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· May 10, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· May 10, 2019
Rose, Max
· May 10, 2019
Sarbanes, John
· May 10, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2660: Election Security Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2660/
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