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S. 3378 115th Congress Senate

Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018

Official title: A bill to impose sanctions with respect to state-sponsored cyber activities against the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 23, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Aug 23, 2018
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 Latest action August 23, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018

This bill establishes a process to identify and impose sanctions against foreign persons, entities, and countries responsible for state-sponsored cyberattacks against the United States and instructs the President to periodically brief Congress on state-sponsored cyber activities against the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5576 Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Aug 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3378: Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3378/
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"S. 3378: Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3378/.
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S. 3378, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3378/.
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