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H.R. 8697 116th Congress House

Election Security Assessments Act

Official title: To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to State election officials and Congress annual reports on pre-election threats for general elections for Federal office.

Introduced: October 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Oct 27, 2020
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 Latest action October 27, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Election Security Assessments Act

This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to prepare an annual assessment on the threats to election infrastructure and recommendations to address such threats. The ODNI shall provide this annual assessment to Congress and the office of the chief election official of each state.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 1474 Strengthening Elections Through Intelligence Act
  • HR 2660 Election Security Act of 2019
  • S 949 For the People Act of 2019
  • S 1540 Election Security Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8697: Election Security Assessments Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8697/
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"H.R. 8697: Election Security Assessments Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8697/.
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H.R. 8697, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8697/.
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