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H.R. 8463 116th Congress House

Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2020

Official title: To deter foreign interference in United States elections, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 30, 2020 Introduced by: Bradley Scott Schneider Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Sep 30, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Rules, 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.
Sep 30, 2020
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Rules, 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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Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2020

This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report on foreign interference in U.S. elections and requires the President to impose sanctions if such interference occurred and the government of Russia was responsible.

Such sanctions shall include (1) blocking the assets of certain Russian state-owned financial institutions; (2) prohibiting new investments by a U.S. entity or individual in Russia's energy sector or any Russian energy company, and imposing sanctions on a foreign entity or individual that makes such an investment; (3) blocking the assets of entities in Russia's defense and intelligence sectors; (4) prohibiting U.S. entities and persons from engaging in transactions in Russian sovereign debt; (5) blocking the assets of certain senior political figures and oligarchs in Russia who contributed to such interference; and (6) excluding such political figures and oligarchs from entering the United States.

Additionally, the President must make various reports, including on foreign interference in elections and the net worth of certain Russian officials.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1060 Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 30, 2020
Katko, John
· Sep 30, 2020
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Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8463: Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8463/
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"H.R. 8463: Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8463/.
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H.R. 8463, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8463/.
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