HR 5011 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Election Security Act

Latest action · Feb 28, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Election Security Act

This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish grant programs to support (1) states' compliance with certain voting system security requirements, including the use of voting systems that require individual paper ballots marked by hand; (2) states' audits of federal election results (i.e., manual counts of paper ballots); and (3) research and development directed at improving the security and reliability of election infrastructure.

The bill also (1) requires the President to develop a national strategy to protect against attacks on U.S. democratic institutions, and (2) establishes the National Commission to Protect U.S. Democratic Institutions.

Cosponsors 126

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2018 to Dec 20, 2018; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalFeb 14, 2018
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalFeb 14, 2018
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalFeb 14, 2018
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalFeb 14, 2018
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 14, 2018
D-TXAl GreenMar 1, 2018
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalMar 1, 2018
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 1, 2018
D-NCAlma S. AdamsMar 1, 2018
D-INAndré CarsonMar 1, 2018
D-MNBetty McCollumMar 1, 2018
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanMar 1, 2018
D-CABrad ShermanMar 1, 2018
D-FLCharlie CristMar 1, 2018
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 1, 2018
D-WADenny HeckMar 1, 2018
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Mar 1, 2018
D-OREarl BlumenauerMar 1, 2018
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 1, 2018
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMar 1, 2018
D-TXFilemon VelaMar 1, 2018
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Mar 1, 2018
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonMar 1, 2018
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 1, 2018
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Mar 1, 2018
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaMar 1, 2018
D-MDJamie RaskinMar 1, 2018
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 1, 2018
D-TNJim CooperMar 1, 2018
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthMar 1, 2018
D-GAJohn LewisMar 1, 2018
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesMar 1, 2018
D-NYJose E. SerranoMar 1, 2018
D-CAJuan VargasMar 1, 2018
D-NYKathleen M. RiceMar 1, 2018
D-OHMarcy KapturMar 1, 2018
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMar 1, 2018
D-CAMaxine WatersMar 1, 2018
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánMar 1, 2018
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMar 1, 2018
D-VTPeter WelchMar 1, 2018
D-WAPramila JayapalMar 1, 2018
D-CARo KhannaMar 1, 2018
D-AZRuben GallegoMar 1, 2018
D-CASalud O. CarbajalMar 1, 2018
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 1, 2018
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettMar 1, 2018
D-CASusan A. DavisMar 1, 2018
D-ALTerri A. SewellMar 1, 2018
D-OHTim RyanMar 1, 2018
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMar 1, 2018
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMar 1, 2018
D-WADerek KilmerMar 8, 2018
D-NVDina TitusMar 8, 2018
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 8, 2018
D-NYJoseph CrowleyMar 8, 2018
D-OHJoyce BeattyMar 8, 2018
D-CAJudy ChuMar 8, 2018
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterMar 8, 2018
D-WIMark PocanMar 8, 2018
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 8, 2018
D-WIRon KindMar 8, 2018
D-AZTom O'HalleranMar 8, 2018
D-VAA. Donald McEachinMar 15, 2018
D-NYAdriano EspaillatMar 15, 2018
D-NJAlbio SiresMar 15, 2018
D-ILBobby L. RushMar 15, 2018
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzMar 15, 2018
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldMar 15, 2018
D-WIGwen MooreMar 15, 2018
D-ORKurt SchraderMar 15, 2018
D-NYPaul TonkoMar 15, 2018
D-TNSteve CohenMar 15, 2018
D-CATed LieuMar 15, 2018
D-CAAnna G. EshooMar 22, 2018
D-NYBrian HigginsMar 22, 2018
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Mar 22, 2018
D-NYEliot L. EngelMar 22, 2018
D-SCJames E. ClyburnMar 22, 2018
D-CAJared HuffmanMar 22, 2018
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardMar 22, 2018
D-CANorma J. TorresMar 22, 2018
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioMar 22, 2018
D-MDSteny H. HoyerMar 22, 2018
D-NCDavid E. PriceApr 13, 2018
D-NJDonald NorcrossApr 13, 2018
D-TXJoaquin CastroApr 13, 2018
D-FLLois FrankelApr 13, 2018
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoApr 13, 2018
D-TXBeto O'RourkeApr 24, 2018
D-RIDavid N. CicillineApr 24, 2018
D-CAJulia BrownleyApr 24, 2018
D-CAMark TakanoApr 24, 2018
D-MANiki TsongasApr 24, 2018
D-NVRuben J. KihuenApr 24, 2018
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchApr 24, 2018
D-CTJames A. HimesMay 9, 2018
D-CADoris O. MatsuiMay 16, 2018
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 16, 2018
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterMay 21, 2018
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesMay 23, 2018
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeMay 23, 2018
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.May 23, 2018
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayMay 23, 2018
D-WAAdam SmithJun 5, 2018
D-MNKeith EllisonJun 19, 2018
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJun 27, 2018
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterJul 11, 2018
D-FLDarren SotoJul 12, 2018
D-MEChellie PingreeJul 23, 2018
D-CAJimmy PanettaJul 23, 2018
D-NMBen Ray LujánJul 24, 2018
D-MAStephen F. LynchJul 24, 2018
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJul 25, 2018
D-MASeth MoultonJul 25, 2018
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Sep 5, 2018
D-TXGene GreenSep 5, 2018
D-FLKathy CastorSep 5, 2018
D-TXVicente GonzalezSep 5, 2018
D-CODiana DeGetteSep 12, 2018
D-CAScott H. PetersSep 12, 2018
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneSep 12, 2018
D-HIColleen HanabusaSep 25, 2018
D-ILMike QuigleyNov 16, 2018
D-COEd PerlmutterDec 20, 2018
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciDec 20, 2018

Committees 5

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Feb 14, 2018
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2018
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee
Referred Feb 28, 2018
HouseIntelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2018
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2018
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
  2. Feb 14, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Feb 14, 2018Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H9049Jerrold Nadler D-NYSep 26, 2018
HouseLists H1178H.R. 5011–5029—Feb 14, 2018

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The United States Constitution Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, that Congress shall have the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 29, February 14, 2018, page H1178.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 115-70DHS'S PROGRESS IN SECURING ELECTION SYSTEMS AND OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE95 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeJul 11, 2018

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Election Security Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2018Introduced in House

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