118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 466Securing America’s Elections Act of 2023

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems used in elections for Federal office to produce a voter-verified paper ballot of each vote cast on the system, and for other purposes.

Government operations and politics
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Last action Jan 24, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
Jan 24, 2023
Budget · House Admin
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect and verify before the vote is cast and counted. The bill also (1) requires the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) prescribes approved methods for such audits, and (3) directs the Department of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission to report on the desirability of using open-source software in voting systems.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Jan 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.