118th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 4462: Election Security Assistance Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill addresses security threats to federal elections.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to jointly report on foreign threats to elections in the United States, including physical and cybersecurity threats. This annual report must be submitted to Congress and chief state election officials.
Additionally, the bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to jointly establish a voluntary process to test for and monitor covered voting systems for cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The EAC must also establish a process to provide for the deployment of appropriate labeling available through the EAC's website to indicate that covered voting systems passed the most recent cybersecurity testing.
Read the full summary
The bill requires federal entities to share information with DHS regarding election cybersecurity incidents.
The bill also requires DHS to share information with state and local officials regarding election cybersecurity incidents.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Who scored on this bill
No member has earned points from it yet.
See all scorers and every scoring event
Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.
Other bills by Nancy Mace
- H.R. 5235: Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025
- H.R. 2985: Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act
- H.R. 5000: Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act
- H.R. 3455: Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025
- H.R. 872: Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2025
- H.R. 30: Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
History
- Introduced in the House by Nancy Mace.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.