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HR 4777 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability 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 our Elections Act

Introduced: October 21, 2019 Introduced by: Van Drew, Jefferson Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Oct 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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Protect our Elections Act

This bill requires each state or local government entity responsible for the administration of federal elections to ensure that each election service provider (i.e., contractor or vendor) is a qualified provider with regard to (1) the ownership and control of the provider, (2) the provider's compliance with cybersecurity best practices, and (3) the provider's reporting of its ownership and control.

The bill requires the entity to annually evaluate each provider.

It also specifies reporting requirements for providers, subject to civil penalties.

What's happening now October 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 823 Related bill ESIA
  • S 825 Identical bill Protect our Elections Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 22, 2019
Taylor, Van
· Nov 22, 2019
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Oct 22, 2019
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Oct 21, 2019
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Oct 21, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Oct 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4777: Protect our Elections Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4777/
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"H.R. 4777: Protect our Elections Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4777/.
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H.R. 4777, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4777/.
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