S. 825: Protect our Elections Act
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S. 825: Protect our Elections Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Protect our Elections Act
Plain summary
Protect our Elections Act This bill requires each state or local government entity responsible for the administration of federal elections to ensure that each election service provider (i.e., contractor or vendor) is a qualified provider with regard to (1) the ownership and control of the provider, (2) the provider's compliance with cybersecurity best practices, and (3) the provider's reporting of its ownership and control. The bill requires the entity to annually evaluate each provider. It also specifies reporting requirements for providers, subject to civil penalties.
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Official text
Protect our Elections Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · 3 cosponsors
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Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s825.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s825 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116