HR 4990 116th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government studies and investigations Higher education Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Research administration and funding Science and engineering education

Election Technology Research Act of 2020

Introduced: November 8, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

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Became law

Sep 17, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Sep 16, 2020

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 16, 2020

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4468-4469)

Sep 16, 2020

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Sep 16, 2020

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4990.

Sep 16, 2020

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4468-4472)

Sep 16, 2020

Ms. Sherrill moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Feb 13, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 318.

Feb 13, 2020

Committee on House Administration discharged.

Feb 13, 2020

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-396, Part I.

Nov 14, 2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Nov 14, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 8, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

Nov 8, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Election Technology Research Act of 2020

This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other agencies to support research on voting systems.

(Sec. 2) NIST, in collaboration with the NSF, must carry out research related to the security and integrity of voting systems.

NIST shall make an award to an institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization to establish a Center of Excellence in Election Systems.

(Sec. 3) The NSF, in collaboration with other agencies, shall award basic research grants to increase the understanding of cyber and other threats to voting systems and to inform the development of technologies, processes, and policies that contribute to more secure, fair, and accessible elections.

The NSF shall award grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to establish at least one multidisciplinary center for elections systems research and education.

(Sec. 4) NIST shall establish and make available common data format specifications for auditing, voter registration, and other elements of voting systems.

(Sec. 5) The General Accountability Office must report on, among other things, the extent to which NIST's efforts to assist in the development of voluntary voting systems guidelines have resulted in market-ready standardized voting equipment and software.

What's happening now September 17, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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