NEW ELECTION SECURITY FUNDS

 The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday included $500 million for election security grants in one of the proposed appropriations bills for next year.

The proposed fiscal 2022 Financial Services and General Government bill would give $500 million to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to distribute to states and territories to help address election security concerns. This includes moving to voting machines with voter-verified paper ballots and improving election administration.

The EAC would be given 45 days to distribute the funds once the bill is signed into law.