H.R. 9349: Voting Systems Protection Act
H.R. 9349 status: Referred.
What this bill does
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Impact analysis
Environment
Benefits
- No direct environmental benefit identified
Risks
- No direct environmental risk identified
Economy
Benefits
- Potential for increased confidence in election outcomes could indirectly benefit economic stability.
Risks
- Costs associated with implementing new oversight and notification procedures for federal agencies.
Society
Benefits
- Enhances state oversight of federal seizures of election materials.
- Establishes criminal penalties for federal officials tampering with seized election materials.
- Restricts federal seizure of election materials during sensitive periods around federal elections.
- Increases transparency through advance notification requirements for federal seizures.
Risks
- Potential for increased friction between federal and state election officials.
- The 'imminent harm' exception for seizures could be subject to interpretation and legal challenges.
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Analysis status
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The bill amends existing law, and a full understanding of its impact requires reviewing the original statutes.
The bill focuses on federal seizure of election materials and does not address other potential threats to election integrity.
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