# 115-hr-3623: Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act

115-hr-3623, Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3623
- Congress: 115
- Title: Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
- Introduced: 2017-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include among the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) responsibilities relating to intelligence and analysis and infrastructure protection the coordination of cybersecurity efforts between DHS and political campaign committees in order to: develop a program to update computer security at political campaign committees, share information on cybersecurity risks with such committees, provide guest lecturer programs in which professional computer security experts instruct campaign professionals on how best to defend against cybersecurity risks, and establish an Election Security Board of Advisors to make recommendations about securing elections against cybersecurity risks.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- 115-hr-3591: American Hope Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-3623 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3623)

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- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3623 (as of 2025-11-18).