Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act

Bill: 116-hr-2652
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-09
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Manufacturing

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act </b></p> <p>This bill requires states, beginning in November 2022, to use voting machines manufactured in the United States for federal elections.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2019 Mr. Pocan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To require the use of voting machines manufactured in the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act . 2. Use of voting machines manufactured in the United States Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Voting machine requirements By not later than the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office occurring in November 2022, each State shall seek to ensure that any voting machine used in such election and in any subsequent election for Federal office is manufactured in the United States. .