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S1136Passed Senate

DETERRENCE Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-26
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Margaret Wood Hassan
Margaret Wood Hassan
Democrat · NH · Senator
Votes with party: 75.0% (901 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/H001076

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)Original· 2025-03-26
  • Jim Banks (R-IN)Original· 2025-03-26
  • Joni Ernst (R-IA)Original· 2025-03-26

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Held at the desk.

2025-06-11

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on the JudiciaryDischarged From · 2025-06-10

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeDischarged From · 2025-06-10
  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-26
  • Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-03-26

Plain-English Summary

Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors Act or the DETERRENCE Act This bill establishes sentencing enhancements for various federal criminal offenses if the offenses are directed by or coordinated with a foreign government.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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