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H.R.2722 - SAFE Act116th Congress (2019-2020) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] (Introduced 05/14/2019)
Committees: House - House Administration; Science, Space, and Technology | Senate - Rules and Administration
Committee Meetings: 06/21/19 9:00AM
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 116-129
Latest Action: Senate - 06/28/2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There have been 2 roll call votes

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Summary: H.R.2722 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed House (06/27/2019)

Securing America's Federal Elections Act or the SAFE Act

This bill addresses election security through grant programs and requirements for voting systems and paper ballots.

The bill establishes requirements for voting systems, including that systems (1) use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots; (2) make a voter's marked ballot available for inspection and verification by the voter before the vote is cast; (3) ensure that individuals with disabilities are given an equivalent opportunity to vote, including with privacy and independence, in a manner that produces a voter-verified paper ballot; (4) be manufactured in the United States; and (5) meet specified cybersecurity requirements, including the prohibition of the connection of a voting system to the internet.

The National Science Foundation must award grants to study, test, and develop accessible voter-verified paper ballot voting and best practices to enhance the accessibility of such voting for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must award grants to states to replace certain voting systems, carry out voting system security improvements, and implement and model best practices for ballot design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots.

States must carry out postelection risk-limiting audits for all federal elections, funded by the EAC.

States may use elections requirements payments from the EAC to carry out activities related to election security.

The EAC must provide for the testing of voting system hardware and software and decertify such technology that does not meet guidelines.