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Combatting Foreign Influence Act of 2019

Introduced: September 17, 2019 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Combatting Foreign Influence Act of 2019

This bill establishes the Malign Foreign Influence Response Center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The center shall (1) serve as the primary government organization for analyzing intelligence relating to malign foreign influence operations, (2) coordinate government efforts related to detecting and responding to such operations, and (3) assess the expertise and readiness of government departments to respond to such operations. The center shall focus on operations conducted by Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and other countries that the ODNI may select.

The inspector general of the intelligence community shall annually review the center's activities and report findings and recommendations to Congress. The center shall terminate eight years after the passage of this bill.

What's happening now September 17, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Oct 15, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 19, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2493: Combatting Foreign Influence Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2493/
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"S. 2493: Combatting Foreign Influence Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2493/.
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