Election interference spurs House and Senate to seek updated anti-hacking law, answers from FBI

Election interference spurs House and Senate to seek updated anti-hacking law, answers from FBI

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/12/election-interference-spurs-house-and-senate-to-se/

Separate election security developments emerged Wednesday in the House and Senate by lawmakers responding to Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race.

Bipartisan legislation proposed in the House, The Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act, would make it a federal crime to hack any voting system used in a federal election. It was introduced by Reps. John Ratcliffe, Texas Republican, and Jim Himes, Connecticut Democrat.