US Congress House Bill 4990 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-4)
Status: Engrossed on September 17 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-17 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Pending: Senate Rules And Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other agencies to support research on voting systems. (Sec. 2) NIST, in collaboration with the NSF, must carry out research related to the security and integrity of voting systems. NIST shall make an award to an institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization to establish a Center of Excellence in Election Systems. (Sec. 3) The NSF, in collaboration with other agencies, shall award basic research grants to increase the understanding of cyber and other threats to voting systems and to inform the development of technologies, processes, and policies that contribute to more secure, fair, and accessible elections. The NSF shall award grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to establish at least one multidisciplinary center for elections systems research and education. (Sec. 4) NIST shall establish and make available common data format specifications for auditing, voter registration, and other elements of voting systems. (Sec. 5) The General Accountability Office must report on, among other things, the extent to which NIST's efforts to assist in the development of voluntary voting systems guidelines have resulted in market-ready standardized voting equipment and software.

Election Technology Research Act of 2020

Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]
Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-17	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
2020-09-16	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-16	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4468-4469)
2020-09-16	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4990.
2020-09-16	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4468-4472)
2020-09-16	House	Ms. Sherrill moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-02-13	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 318.
2020-02-13	House	Committee on House Administration discharged.
2020-02-13	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-396, Part I.
2019-11-14	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2019-11-14	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-11-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
2019-11-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
2019-11-08	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4990/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4990/BILLS-116hr4990ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4990/BILLS-116hr4990rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4990/BILLS-116hr4990eh.pdf