US HB794 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Research and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Research and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) reauthorize the Election Assistance Commission through FY2022, (2) authorize funding to states for FY2018 for security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes and waive the 5% match requirement for these funds, (3) require each state to furnish to the commission such information as the commission may request for the purposes of conducting any post-election surveys of the states with respect to the administration of a regularly scheduled general election, and (4) require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to report on its use of funds transferred from the commission. The commission shall carry out an assessment: (1) of whether the voting systems available for use in the elections for federal office to be held in 2018 are adequate to meet the demands of such elections, and (2) of the security and effectiveness of the commission's information technology systems. The commission shall carry out a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the state-based administrative complaint procedures established and maintained under such Act for the investigation and resolution of allegations of violations.
Title
EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. |
| 2017-02-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-02-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-02-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-02-01 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Computer security and identity theft
Department of Commerce
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
State and local government operations
Technology assessment
Department of Commerce
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
State and local government operations
Technology assessment
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/794/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr794/BILLS-115hr794ih.pdf |
