Election Security Act
Sponsored By: Representative Thompson (MS)
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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.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Sherman
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Jayapal
WA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Pallone
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Raskin
MD • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Nadler
NY • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Correa
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Waters
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Vargas
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Carbajal
CA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Velazquez
NY • D
Sponsored 3/1/2018
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Clyburn
SC • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Hoyer
MD • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Huffman
CA • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Torres (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Frankel, Lois
FL • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Takano
CA • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Himes
CT • D
Sponsored 5/9/2018
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2018
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/21/2018
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/23/2018
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 5/23/2018
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/23/2018
Jeffries
NY • D
Sponsored 5/23/2018
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
Sponsored 7/11/2018
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 9/12/2018
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 9/12/2018
DeGette
CO • D
Sponsored 9/12/2018
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/25/2018
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 11/16/2018
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/20/2018
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 12/20/2018
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 6/5/2018
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/19/2018
Veasey
TX • D
Sponsored 6/27/2018
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 7/12/2018
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 7/23/2018
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2018
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/24/2018
Lynch
MA • D
Sponsored 7/24/2018
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/5/2018
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/5/2018
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 9/5/2018
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 9/5/2018
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