DETER Act

United States116th CongressS-1328Senate
Updated: Jun 26, 2019

Summary

Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act or DETER 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.

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HR-3442: DETER Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

  1. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Senate

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    House of Representatives

  3. Received in the House.

    House of Representatives

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

    House of Representatives