S 825
116th Congress
Senate
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: March 14, 2019
Introduced by:
Van Hollen, Chris
Democratic
· Maryland
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1