Senate Bill 3116
115th Congress(2017-2018)
PRIDE Voting Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 21, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3116
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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 post-election risk limiting audits, and (3) implementing cybersecurity standards and best practices developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
June 21, 2018
06/21/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
06/21/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:08 PM