A bill to amend chapter 45 of title 18, United States Code, by providing for a sentencing enhancement for transnational repression committed against United States citizens or individuals who are physically present in the United States, and for other purposes.

Adam B. Schiff

Democrat · CA · Senator

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• John R. Curtis (R-UT)Original· 2026-07-14

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-14

Source: Congress.gov

The bill would increase criminal penalties for foreign governments or their agents who target, threaten, or harm U.S. citizens or people in the United States as part of efforts to suppress political opposition or dissent in their home countries. This would apply to actions like kidnapping, intimidation, or violence carried out by authoritarian regimes against their critics who have fled to America. The law aims to protect vulnerable people from transnational repression while deterring foreign governments from extending their control into U.S. territory.

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