A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for online voter registration and other changes and to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve voting, to require the Election Assistance Commission to study and report on best practices for election cybersecurity and election audits, and to make grants to States to implement those best practices recommended by the Commission.
USA115th CongressS-1510| Senate
| Updated: 6/29/2017
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic Senator
Minnesota
Cosponsors (11)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)
Rules and Administration Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks (HACK) Act This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to (1) report to Congress on best practices for election cybersecurity and audits, (2) provide grants to states for implementing such best practices, and (3) develop an online voter-registration platform. The bill also requires states to (1) provide for early voting, either in person or by mail; and (2) count a provisional ballot from an individual eligible to vote, regardless of the precinct or polling place within the state at which the individual cast the ballot.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Government Operations and Politics
Accounting and auditingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPostal serviceRight of privacyState and local government operationsSubversive activities
A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for online voter registration and other changes and to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve voting, to require the Election Assistance Commission to study and report on best practices for election cybersecurity and election audits, and to make grants to States to implement those best practices recommended by the Commission.
USA115th CongressS-1510| Senate
| Updated: 6/29/2017
Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks (HACK) Act This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to (1) report to Congress on best practices for election cybersecurity and audits, (2) provide grants to states for implementing such best practices, and (3) develop an online voter-registration platform. The bill also requires states to (1) provide for early voting, either in person or by mail; and (2) count a provisional ballot from an individual eligible to vote, regardless of the precinct or polling place within the state at which the individual cast the ballot.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic Senator
Minnesota
Cosponsors (11)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)
Rules and Administration Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPostal serviceRight of privacyState and local government operationsSubversive activities