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Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018

Introduced: January 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 25, 2018
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Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018

This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), no more than 30 days after a U.S. election, to determine whether a foreign government interfered with the election and report on that determination.

If the DNI reports that there was not interference and subsequently determines that there was interference, the DNI shall report on the subsequent determination.

If the DNI determines that Russia interfered with an election, the President shall impose specified sanctions.

The President shall brief Congress on any foreign government the President determines interfered with, or is likely to interfere with, an election.

What's happening now January 25, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 26, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jul 24, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2018
Roskam, Peter
· Jul 19, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 19, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 15, 2018
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 13, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Feb 13, 2018
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 13, 2018
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2018
Kihuen, Ruben
· Feb 13, 2018
Dent, Charles
· Feb 2, 2018
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 2, 2018
Sanford, Mark
· Feb 2, 2018
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 25, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4884: Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4884/
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"H.R. 4884: Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4884/.
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H.R. 4884, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4884/.
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