ESIA
Latest action · Mar 14, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Election Systems Integrity Act or the ESIA
This bill directs each election service provider to submit to the Department of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission (1) a report listing the identity of any foreign national who directly or indirectly owns or controls the election service provider and the percentage of such ownership, and (2) a notice of any material change in ownership or control of the election service provider.
If an election service provider fails to submit such a report, the Department of Justice may impose a civil fine of $10,000.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 14, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Mar 14, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2601 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | May 2, 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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46406 | Voter Registration: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress | Report | Oct 30, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 825 | Protect our Elections Act | Related bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| S 3572 | ESIA | Reintroduction of | Oct 11, 2018 |
| HR 4777 | Protect our Elections Act | Related bill | Oct 21, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require information sharing with respect to the ownership of election service providers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ESIA
- Election Systems Integrity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 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.
