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Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act

Introduced: October 1, 2020 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 1, 2020
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Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act

This bill authorizes the President to impose visa-blocking, property-blocking, or economic sanctions on a foreign person that is involved in activities that are reasonably likely to result in a significant threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, public health, economic health, or financial stability.

The Department of State must submit a report detailing the extent of known or attempted cyber-enabled activities by foreign persons related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and assessing whether those activities qualify for the imposition of sanctions.

What's happening now October 1, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7708 Related bill Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4793: Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4793/
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"S. 4793: Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4793/.
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S. 4793, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4793/.
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