US Congress Senate Bill 1821 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Pending: Senate Rules And Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems, and for other purposes. This bill establishes the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems. The purposes of the commission are to: identify and document mitigation and response activities to or in the prevention of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems in 2016; document and describe any harm or attempted harm to U.S. election systems in 2016; review foreign cyber interference in elections in other countries to determine additional cybersecurity threats, interference methods, and successful defense mechanisms; make a full and complete accounting of emerging threats and unmitigated vulnerabilities to U.S. election systems; and report recommendations for action at the federal, state, and local levels. The commission is given the authority to hold hearings and issue subpoenas to fulfill its purposes.

A bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems, and for other purposes.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1821/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1821/BILLS-115s1821is.pdf