HR 3412
116th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Accounting and auditing
Administrative remedies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Personnel records
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Subversive activities
Election Security Assistance Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2019
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Jun 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Election Security Assistance Act
This bill addresses security threats to federal elections. Specifically, the bill
- authorizes grants to states for election technology and security,
- requires election poll books to meet voting system standards,
- allows for expedited security clearances for certain state election officials and officials with the Election Assistance Commission,
- requires federal entities to share information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding election cybersecurity incidents, and
- requires DHS to share information with state and local officials regarding election cybersecurity incidents.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
42
R
Huizenga, Bill
R
Buchanan, Vern
R
Guest, Michael
R
Crenshaw, Dan
R
Marshall, Roger
Zeldin, Lee
R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
CHABOT, STEVE
R
Gooden, Lance
R
Calvert, Ken
McHenry, Patrick
Conaway, K.
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
KING, PETER
Kinzinger, Adam
R
Newhouse, Dan
R
Smucker, Lloyd
Stewart, Chris
R
Wilson, Joe
R
Wittman, Robert J.
R
Bacon, Don
R
Balderson, Troy
R
Bost, Mike
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
R
Curtis, John R.
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Flores, Bill
R
Guthrie, Brett
Hagedorn, Jim
Hunter, Duncan
Hurd, Will
Mitchell, Paul
R
Moolenaar, John R.
R
Rutherford, John H.
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
R
Wagner, Ann
WALDEN, GREG
Collins, Doug
R
Loudermilk, Barry
UPTON, FRED
Walker, Mark
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3412: Election Security Assistance Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3412/
"H.R. 3412: Election Security Assistance Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3412/.
H.R. 3412, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3412/.
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