# 115-hr-6188: Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018

115-hr-6188, Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6188
- Congress: 115
- Title: Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2018-06-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish the Hack the Election Program to improve the cybersecurity of the systems used to administer federal elections by facilitating and encouraging assessments by independent technical experts, in cooperation with state and local election officials and election service providers, to identify and report election cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6609: Port Security Grant Program Reauthorization Act
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6016: Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act
- 115-hr-5780: KITTEN Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5671: Burn Pits Accountability Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6188 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6188)

## Related
- [115-hr-6609: Port Security Grant Program Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6609)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6016: Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6016)
- [115-hr-5780: KITTEN Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5780)
- [115-hr-5671: Burn Pits Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5671)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6188 (as of 2025-11-18).