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Protect American Voters Act

Introduced: January 29, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jan 29, 2020
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Protect American Voters Act

This bill establishes a specified technology committee and unit within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to address the security of election technology.

Specifically, the bill establishes the Emerging Election Technology Committee to advise the EAC on voluntary guidelines for election officials on the use of nonvoting election technology. Nonvoting election technology refers to the technology used in the administration of federal elections which is not used directly in the casting, counting, tabulating, or collecting of ballots or votes (e.g., electronic pollbooks or election result reporting systems). The EAC must (1) take into account the recommendations of the technology committee and adopt such voluntary guidelines, and (2) review and update such guidelines every two years.

The bill also establishes the Election Cyber Assistance Unit to provide state and local election officials with access to risk management, resiliency, and technical support services provided by election administration and cybersecurity experts.

What's happening now January 29, 2020

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 6
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Mar 2, 2020
Brooks, Susan
· Feb 10, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 10, 2020
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Feb 7, 2020
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 7, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Feb 7, 2020
CHABOT, STEVE
· Jan 29, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· Jan 29, 2020
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jan 29, 2020
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 29, 2020
Walker, Mark
· Jan 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5707: Protect American Voters Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5707/
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"H.R. 5707: Protect American Voters Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5707/.
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H.R. 5707, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5707/.
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