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HR 5358 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an election research program to test the security of election systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2021 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Sep 24, 2021
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Sep 24, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an election research program through which qualified independent security researchers test each election system to identify potentially vulnerable information. Further, DHS must establish policies and procedures for processing and resolving potentially vulnerable information relating to an election system.

What's happening now September 27, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5358: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an election research program to test the security of election systems, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5358/
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"H.R. 5358: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an election research program to test the security of election systems, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5358/.
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H.R. 5358, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5358/.
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[H.R. 5358: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an election research program to test the security of election systems, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5358/)
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