Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act

The Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act, known by the acronym DETER, aims to impose sanctions, including new blocking and secondary sanctions, on foreign (primarily, Russian) governments and persons that interfere in any U.S. federal election.

History of bills

CongressShort titleBill number(s)Date introducedSponsor(s)# of cosponsorsLatest status115th CongressDefending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018January 16, 2018Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)17Died in CommitteeJanuary 25, 2018Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)25Died in Committee116th CongressDefending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019April 8, 2019Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)11Died in CommitteeDefending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2020September 30, 2020Brad Schneider (D-IL)3Died in Committee

See also Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act (DASKA)

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