A bill to designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in United States elections as inadmissible aliens, and for other purposes.
Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act or DETER Act
This bill makes an alien inadmissible to the United States or deportable if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the alien seeks to enter the country to improperly interfere with a U.S. election, or has previously done so.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 389.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3169; text: CR S3169)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3169; text: CR S3169)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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