119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 26, 2025
DETERRENCE Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jun 11, 2025): Held at the desk.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Passed Senate (Jun 10, 2025)
Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors Act or the DETERRENCE Act
This bill establishes sentencing enhancements for various federal criminal offenses if the offenses are directed by or coordinated with a foreign government.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3322-3323)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3322-3323)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation · Criminal procedure and sentencing · Human trafficking · Law enforcement officers · Presidential administrations · Subversive activities · Terrorism · Violent crime
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2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Apr 24, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rrender and to release the hostages, including Americans, all provisions. H.Res. 839, Condemning Hamas for assassinating innocent Palestinians, all provisions. S. 1136, Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors (DETERRENCE) Act, all provisions. S. 1731, Combating PR…
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