HR 3751 · 115th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

PAPER Act

Introduced 2017-09-12· Sponsored by Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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.(2017-09-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protecting the American Process for Election Results Act or the PAPER Act This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to report to Congress on best practices for ensuring the cybersecurity of federal elections and for auditing election results. The commission shall make grants to each eligible state to implement (1) such best practices, or (2) the recommendations from a Department of Homeland Security Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of the state's election system.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]RI
Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]SC
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]WA
Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]WI
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]IL
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]MA
Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]NC
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]MD
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-18]PA
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]NY
Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]NY