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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 21, 2001
Voting Technology Standards Act of 2001 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce, in carrying out currently specified functions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to study standards for voting products and systems used in the United States, including vote casting, voter registration, and vote counting products and systems.Prescribes an administrative procedure for identifying and outlining a strategy for developing voluntary consensus-based standards to ensure the usability, accuracy, integrity, and security of U.S. voting products and systems.Requires the Director of NIST to establish a program for research in areas that support the development of standards for voting products and systems.
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Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R–MI
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 107-263.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 107-263.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards Prior to Introduction and Referral (May 22, 2001).
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1183)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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