DETER Act
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 26, 2018)
Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act or DETER Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien who is seeking to engage in, or has engaged in, improper interference in a U.S. election inadmissible.
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 just happenedOct 11, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 26, 2018
- Oct 11, 2018Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 26, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2487)
Judiciary Committee - Apr 26, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate