US HB6673 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish guidelines for failsafe plans for the administration of elections for Federal office in the event that the ability of a State to administer the election is adversely affected by a terrorist attack, a cybersecurity incident, or a public health emergency, to require States to establish and administer failsafe plans in accordance with such guidelines and to provide funds to assist State and local election officials in the establishment and administration of such plans, and for other purposes.

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Title

Federal Election Failsafe Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-06-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
2020-05-01HouseReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2020-05-01HouseReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2020-05-01HouseIntroduced in House

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