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S. 1319

Referred to Committee

PRIDE Voting Act

Introduced 5/2/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

5/2/2019 • Senate

Summary

Protecting the Right to Independent and Democratic Elections Act or the PRIDE Voting Act

This bill establishes an election security grant program under which the Department of Homeland Security awards grants to states to carry out one or more of the following activities: (1) implementing or improving the use of auditable paper ballots, (2) conducting postelection risk limiting audits, and (3) implementing cybersecurity standards and best practices developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Introduced in Senate • 5/2/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Accounting and auditingComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment studies and investigationsState and local government operations

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (4)

Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]

Democrat • NJ

Sponsored 5/2/2019

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Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

D-HI

Joined 5/2/2019

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

May 2, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Committee Review

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Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate5/2/2019

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors3