Rep. Brad Schneider Bradley (Brad) Scott SchneiderDemocrats call for IRS to review tax-exempt status of NRA 189 House Democrats urge Israel to 'reconsider' annexation Partisan divide on annexation complicates US-Israel relationship MORE (D-Ill.) on Wednesday told his colleagues he is certain Russia “will be back next year” to attempt to interfere with American elections.

“The ongoing threat to the integrity of our elections is real and only likely to increase is 2018,” he said during a speech on the House floor.

Schneider said Congress and the Department of Justice should collaborate to implement measures to protect the country’s election systems and called the lack of movement from the Trump administration thus far “unacceptable.”

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“The clock is quite literally ticking,” he said, noting 2018 midterm elections are less than a year away.

Intelligence officials have concluded Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, however, has at times cast doubt on whether he agrees.

Schneider is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, which is one of several congressional committees conducting an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 race.

He expressed disappointment in the recent testimony from Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rod RosensteinDOJ kept investigators from completing probe of Trump ties to Russia: report Five takeaways from final Senate Intel Russia report FBI officials hid copies of Russia probe documents fearing Trump interference: book MORE, both of whom spoke before the committee in recent weeks.

“This is not a partisan issue. The very foundation of our democracy depends on the integrity of our elections,” Schneider said.