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Introduced
05/06/2019
05/06/2019
In Committee
06/26/2019
06/26/2019
Crossed Over
06/04/2019
06/04/2019
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
DETER Act DETER Act Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act This bill makes an alien inadmissible to the United States or deportable if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the alien seeks to enter the country to improperly interfere with a U.S. election, or has previously done so. Improper interference in a U.S. election is conduct by an alien that (1) violates federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law, or is under the direction of a foreign government; and (2) interferes with any general or primary federal, state, or local election or caucus, including a candidate's campaign or a ballot measure.
AI Summary
This bill, the Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act (DETER Act), makes foreign individuals inadmissible or deportable from the United States if there are reasonable grounds to believe they are seeking to improperly interfere with a U.S. election or have previously done so. Improper interference is defined as conduct by a foreign individual that violates federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law, or is under the direction of a foreign government, and that interferes with any general or primary federal, state, or local election or campaign.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (5)
Dick Durbin (D)*,
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Lindsey Graham (R),
Chuck Grassley (R),
Patrick Leahy (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 06/26/2019)
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