S 5398
118th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Human trafficking
Law enforcement officers
Presidential administrations
Subversive activities
Terrorism
Violent crime
DETERRENCE Act
Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 18, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 17, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7098-7099; text: CR S7098-7099)
Dec 17, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2024
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 21, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 21, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors Act or the DETERRENCE Act
This bill establishes sentencing enhancements for various federal criminal offenses if the offenses are directed by or coordinated with a foreign government.
What's happening now
Held at the desk.
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Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5398: DETERRENCE Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5398/
"S. 5398: DETERRENCE Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5398/.
S. 5398, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5398/.
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