H.R. 5358 · 117th Congress
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an election research program to test the security of election systems, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Don Bacon
- Introduced
- 2021-09-24
- Latest action
- 2021-09-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Summary
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an election research program through which qualified independent security researchers test each election system to identify potentially vulnerable information. Further, DHS must establish policies and procedures for processing and resolving potentially vulnerable information relating to an election system.