# 115-hr-4276: Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act of 2017

115-hr-4276, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4276
- Congress: 115
- Title: Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Introduced: 2017-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act of 2017 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 requires (1) the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) each state to audit federal election results by administering hand counts of paper ballots at randomly selected precincts, and (3) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress and the affected state if DHS believes a state's voter-registration database or voting system has been breached.

## Cosponsors (10)

- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2018-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5476: Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4276 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4276)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5476: Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5476)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4276 (as of 2025-11-18).