SAFETI Act

Bill: 115-hr-950
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2017-02-07
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Government studies and investigations

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Security for the Administration of Federal Election from Terrorists Intervention Act of 2017 or the SAFETI Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Congress a report on actions taken by DHS relating to terrorist threats to the integrity of the 2016 federal elections. The GAO shall conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of such actions and include recommendations for improvements.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 950 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2017 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require a report and assessment regarding Department of Homeland Security responses to terrorist threats to Federal elections, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Security for the Administration of Federal Election from Terrorists Intervention Act of 2017 or the SAFETI Act . 2. Report on Department of Homeland Security responses to terrorist threats to Federal elections (a) Secretary of Homeland Security Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Comptroller General of the United States and Congress a report on actions taken by the Department of Homeland Security relating to terrorist threats to the integrity of elections for Federal office held in 2016. (b) GAO assessment The Comptroller General of the United States shall, upon receipt of the report required pursuant to subsection (a), conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of Department of Homeland Security actions described in such report and include recommendations for improvements as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.