Judiciary Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act or DETER Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien who is seeking to engage in, or has engaged in, improper interference in a U.S. election inadmissible. 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2487)
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-378.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2487)
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-378.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigrationElections, voting, political campaign regulationFraud offenses and financial crimesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationVoting rights
A bill to designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in United States elections as inadmissible aliens, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2785| Senate
| Updated: 10/11/2018
Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act or DETER Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien who is seeking to engage in, or has engaged in, improper interference in a U.S. election inadmissible. 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.
Judiciary Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Immigration
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationElections, voting, political campaign regulationFraud offenses and financial crimesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationVoting rights