Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
Latest action · Oct 20, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-179.
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.
- IntroducedMay 6, 2019
- Passed SenateJul 17, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2020
- To the PresidentOct 9, 2020
- Became lawOct 20, 2020Public Law 116-179
Summary
Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
This bill broadens the definition of protected computer, for purposes of computer fraud and abuse offenses, to include a computer that is part of a voting system.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 6, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | May 6, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | May 6, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 6, 2019Markup May 17, 2019Reported May 22, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2019 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2020Signed by President.
- Oct 20, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-179.
- Oct 9, 2020Presented to President.
- Sep 21, 2020Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 21, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4581-4582)
- Sep 21, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1321.
- Sep 21, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4581)
- Sep 21, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 30, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 19, 2019Received in the House.
- Jul 19, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jul 18, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 17, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4915; text: CR S4915)
- May 22, 2019Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. Without written report.
- May 22, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 95.
- May 16, 2019Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 6, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 4
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4581, H4582Text printed H4581 | Kelly Armstrong R-ND, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Sep 21, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5460 | John Kennedy R-LA | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4915Text printed S4915 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jul 17, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3339 | John Cornyn R-TX | Jun 12, 2019 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 4, 2019S. 1321, Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 22, 2019
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44628 | Election and Voting Law: Resources for Congressional Offices | Report | Oct 6, 2026 |
| R46146 | Campaign and Election Security Policy: Overview and Recent Developments for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 2, 2020 |
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 482 | Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 18, 2019 |
| HR 3238 | Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act | Identical bill | Jun 28, 2019 |
| S 3311 | Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act | Reintroduction of | Jul 31, 2018 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with voting systems under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
- Short Titles from RFH (Referred to House) bill text
- Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 19, 2019Referred in House
- Jul 17, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- May 22, 2019Reported to Senate
- May 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
