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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3238
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with voting
systems under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 2019
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Mr. HIMES, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr.
KHANNA, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CLINE, and Mr. COOPER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit inter-
ference with voting systems under the Computer Fraud
and Abuse Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defending the Integ-
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rity of Voting Systems Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON INTERFERENCE WITH VOTING
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SYSTEMS.
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Section 1030(e) of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’
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at the end;
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘or’’
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at the end; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(C) that—
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‘‘(i) is part of a voting system; and
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‘‘(ii)(I) is used for the management,
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support, or administration of a Federal
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election; or
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‘‘(II) has moved in or otherwise af-
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fects interstate or foreign commerce;’’;
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(2) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
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end;
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(3) in paragraph (12), by striking the period
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and inserting a semicolon; and
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(4) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(13) the term ‘Federal election’ means any
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election (as defined in section 301(1) of the Federal
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Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C.
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30101(1))) for Federal office (as defined in section
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301(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
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1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(3))); and
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‘‘(14) the term ‘voting system’ has the meaning
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given the term in section 301(b) of the Help Amer-
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ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(b)).’’.
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