HOUSE 1946116th CongressReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

Securing America’s Elections Act of 2019

Last Action: 3/28/2019

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2019-03-28Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
2019-03-28Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
2019-03-28Introduced in House
2019-03-28Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-03-28 (00)

Securing America's Elections Act of 2019

This bill requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect and verify before the vote is cast and counted. The bill also (1) requires the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) prescribes approved methods for such audits, and (3) directs the Department of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission to report on the desirability of using open-source software in voting systems.

Cosponsors (2)

ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Dean Phillips (D-MN)

Subjects

Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Public-private cooperation
Right of privacy
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Subversive activities
Technology assessment

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