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S 1328 116th Congress Senate Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Subversive activities Voting rights

DETER Act

Introduced: May 6, 2019 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jun 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 4, 2019
Received in the House.
Jun 4, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 3, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3169; text: CR S3169)
Jun 3, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3169; text: CR S3169)
May 22, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.
May 22, 2019
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. Without written report.
May 16, 2019
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3442 Related bill DETER Act
  • S 482 Related bill Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 6, 2019
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 6, 2019
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 6, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1328: DETER Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1328/
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"S. 1328: DETER Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1328/.
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S. 1328, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1328/.
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