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H.R. 3623: Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act

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H.R. 3623: Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act

Plain summary

Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include among the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) responsibilities relating to intelligence and analysis and infrastructure protection the coordination of cybersecurity efforts between DHS and political campaign committees in order to: develop a program to update computer security at political campaign committees, share information on cybersecurity risks with such committees, provide guest lecturer programs in which professional computer security experts instruct campaign professionals on how best to defend against cybersecurity risks, and establish an Election Security Board of Advisors to make recommendations about securing elections against cybersecurity risks.

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Official text

Securing and Heightening the Integrity of our Elections and Lawful Democracy Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · 15 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] reported raising $2.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3623 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115