A bipartisan pair of senators is moving to create a 9/11-style commission to examine the cyberattacks that took place during the 2016 presidential election campaign.

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE (R-S.C.) announced legislation on Friday to establish the National Commission on Cybersecurity of U.S. Election Systems to study the election-related cyberattacks — which the intelligence community has attributed to Russia — and make recommendations on how to guard against such activity going forward.

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The commission would be modeled after the 9/11 Commission tasked with investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States.

There have previously been calls from lawmakers, mostly Democrats, for a 9/11-style commission to examine Russia’s interference campaign.

Multiple congressional committees are currently investigating Russia's activities. Meanwhile, special counsel Robert Mueller is spearheading a federal probe into the matter, which includes reviewing whether there was coordination between President’s Trump campaign and Moscow.

According to the intelligence community, Russia directed cyberattacks against high-level Democratic officials and also targeted election-related systems in some U.S. states ahead of the election. In June, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials testified that election systems in as many as 21 states were targeted by Moscow; none of the machines were involved in vote tallying.

The commission called for by Gillibrand and Graham would document “any harm or attempted harm” related to U.S. election systems leading up to the 2016 vote; review foreign cyber interference in other countries; account for emerging threats and unmitigated vulnerabilities related to election systems; and identify steps to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in election systems.

The commission would be required to report on its findings to federal, state and local governments. The panel would be comprised of experts selected by state election authorities and congressional leaders.

Both Gillibrand and Graham said the commission is urgently needed to prevent foreign threats in the 2018 midterm elections.

“We need a public accounting of how [the Russians] were able to do it so effectively, and how we can protect our country when Russia or any other nation tries to attack us again,” Gillibrand said. “The clock is ticking before our next election, and these questions are urgent.”

Graham said the issue goes “beyond partisan politics” and “strikes at the heart” of American democracy.

“We must take steps to ensure that we protect the integrity of our elections from hostile, outside and foreign influences,” he said.

Similar legislation was introduced in the House by Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) at the beginning of this year, and has accumulated support from all House Democrats and two Republicans.