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S 1136 119th Congress

DETERRENCE Act

A bill to authorize sentencing enhancements for certain criminal offenses directed by or coordinated with foreign governments.

Official Title as Introduced Congress.gov

Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Latest action Jun 11, 2025 Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Crime and Law Enforcement
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Bill journey

13 dated records

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Introduction 1 One supplied introduction date.
Official actions 10 10 dated action records.
Committees 2 2 undated relationships.
Amendments 0 No record is cached.
Text versions 2 2 dated, 0 without a supplied date.
House roll calls 0 No exact legislation-key match in the House-vote cache.
Senate roll calls 0 No exact document-key match in the Senate-vote cache.
Related measures 1 1 undated relationship.
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  1. Official action Congress.gov

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    IntroReferral · Senate

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    Introduced in Senate

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    Introduced in Senate

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  2. Official action Congress.gov

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3322-3323)

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    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

    Floor · Library of Congress · Code 17000

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    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3322-3323)

    Discharge · Senate

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    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Committee · Library of Congress · Code 14500

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    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs. Hearings held.

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    Engrossed in Senate

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  3. Official action Congress.gov

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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    Official action Congress.gov · 1:31 pm UTC

    Received in the House.

    Floor · House floor actions · Code H14000

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    Official action Congress.gov · 1:35 pm UTC

    Held at the desk.

    Floor · House floor actions · Code H15000

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Date and timeRecordOfficial detailSource
IntroductionIntroduced Introduced in the Senate. Congress.gov
Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate Congress.gov
Official actionIntroduced in Senate No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 Congress.gov
Text versionIntroduced in Senate A dated text-version record is available. Congress.gov
Official actionPassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3322-3323) No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate Congress.gov
Official actionPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. No additional detail supplied.Floor · Library of Congress · Code 17000 Congress.gov
Official actionSenate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3322-3323) No additional detail supplied.Discharge · Senate Congress.gov
Official actionSenate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 14500 Congress.gov
Official actionCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs. Hearings held. No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate Congress.gov
Text versionEngrossed in Senate A dated text-version record is available. Congress.gov
Official actionMessage on Senate action sent to the House. No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate Congress.gov
Official actionReceived in the House. No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H14000 Congress.gov
Official actionHeld at the desk. No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H15000 Congress.gov

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Congressional Research Service

CRS summary

Passed Senate Jun 10, 2025

Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors Act or the DETERRENCE ActThis bill establishes sentencing enhancements for various federal criminal offenses if the offenses are directed by or coordinated with a foreign government.

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