A House Appropriations subcommittee approved a bill Monday night that includes $600 million in funding for the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) meant for states to bolster election security, with the money specifically earmarked for states to buy voting systems with “voter verified paper ballots.”
The approval comes as recent remarks by Special Counsel Robert Mueller emphasizing the dangers posed by foreign interference in U.S. election systems injected new life into the election security debate on Capitol Hill.
The Senate already approved a bill Monday night to ban foreign individuals who meddle in U.S. elections from entering the country.
