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H.R. 1493 116th Congress House

Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019

Official title: To address state-sponsored cyber activities against the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 4, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.
Mar 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019

This bill directs the President to identify and impose sanctions on foreign persons and state-affiliated entities that engaged in or supported cyber activities that reasonably likely contributed to a significant threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, or financial health. Within seven days of identifying such a person or entity, the President shall report the identification to Congress.

Identified individuals shall be barred from entering the United States and shall have current visas revoked. With respect to foreign persons and state-affiliated entities, the President shall impose one or more of specified sanctions, such as (1) prohibiting a U.S. person from making investments that would benefit an identified foreign person; (2) suspending security assistance to a foreign state, in the case of a state-affiliated entity; and (3) directing U.S. representatives to international financial institutions to oppose any loan that would benefit an identified foreign person or entity.

The President may impose additional sanctions on foreign states that are affiliated with an identified entity, such as the withdrawal of security assistance or the imposition of prohibitions on arms shipments.

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  • S 602 Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 5 Republican 5
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 14, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 10, 2019
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Sep 24, 2019
CHABOT, STEVE
· Mar 4, 2019
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Mar 4, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 4, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 4, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 4, 2019
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 4, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Mar 4, 2019
Ratcliffe, John
· Mar 4, 2019
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Mar 4, 2019
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Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1493: Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1493/
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