DETER Act

Bill: 115-s-2785
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2018-04-26
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Voting rights
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act or DETER Act</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2785 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 26, 2018 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Graham ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in United States elections as inadmissible aliens, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act or DETER Act . 2. Defined term Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (53) The term improper interference in a United States election means conduct by an alien that— (A) (i) violates Federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law; or (ii) is under the direction of a foreign government; and (B) interferes with a general or primary Federal, State, or local election or caucus, including— (i) the campaign of a candidate; and (ii) a ballot measure, including— (I) an amendment; (II) a bond issue; (III) an initiative; (IV) a recall; (V) a referral; and (VI) a referendum. . 3. Improper interference in United States elections Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (H) Improper interference in a United States election Any alien who is seeking admission to the United States to engage in improper interference in a United States election, or who has engaged in improper interference in a United States election, is inadmissible. .