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.

Introduction and passage in U.S. Congress

Introduced in U.S. Senate by Senator Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] on January 16, 2018.[1]

Introduced in U.S. House by Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL-27] and Bradley Scott Schneider [D-IL-10] on January 25, 2018.[2]

Introduced in U.S. Senate by Senators Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] and Marco Rubio [R-FL] on April 8, 2019.[3]

Introduced in U.S. House by Representatives Bradley Scott Schneider [D-IL-10], Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA-1], Brad Sherman [D-CA-30] and John Katko [R-NY-24] on September 30, 2020.[4]

See also

References
  1. S.2313 - Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018 16 January 2018
  2. H.R.4884 - Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018 25 January 2018
  3. S.1060 - Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019 8 April 2019
  4. H.R.8463 - Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2020 30 September 2020
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