S. 1821 · 115th Congress
A bill to establish the National Commission on the Cybersecurity of United States Election Systems, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Introduced
- 2017-09-14
- Latest action
- 2017-09-14 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.