Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act

Bill: 116-hr-3238
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-12
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act</b></p> <p>This bill broadens the definition of &quot;protected computer,&quot; for purposes of computer fraud and abuse offenses, to include a computer that is part of a voting system and (1) is used for a federal election, or (2) has moved in or otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3238 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2019 Mr. Ratcliffe (for himself, Mr. Himes , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Steube , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Cline , and Mr. Cooper ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with voting systems under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act . 2. Prohibition on interference with voting systems Section 1030(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding or at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) that— (i) is part of a voting system; and (ii) (I) is used for the management, support, or administration of a Federal election; or (II) has moved in or otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce; ; (2) in paragraph (11), by striking and at the end; (3) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (13) the term Federal election means any election (as defined in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101(1) )) for Federal office (as defined in section 301(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101(3) )); and (14) the term voting system has the meaning given the term in section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081(b) ). .