A resolution instructing the managers on the part of the Senate on the bill S. 1790 (116th Congress) to require certain measures to address Federal election interference by foreign governments.

Bill: 116-sres-330
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-09-25
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Defense spending

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Legislative rules and procedure

Russia

Sanctions

Subversive activities
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5708)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution instructs Senate conferees on the conference committee for S. 1790 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) to require certain measures to address federal election interference by foreign governments.</p> <p>Specifically, the conferees must require (1) after each election, submission to Congress of a determination as to whether a foreign government has interfered in the election, including a detailed assessment of any interference that identifies the individuals responsible for it; and (2) imposition of sanctions on such foreign government and responsible individuals and entities within its territory.</p>

action_date: 2019-09-25
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>This resolution instructs Senate conferees on the conference committee for S. 1790 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) to require certain measures to address federal election interference by foreign governments.</p> <p>Specifically, the conferees must require (1) after each election, submission to Congress of a determination as to whether a foreign government has interfered in the election, including a detailed assessment of any interference that identifies the individuals responsible for it; and (2) imposition of sanctions on such foreign government and responsible individuals and entities within its territory.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 330 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2019 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Rubio , Mr. Durbin , and Ms. Harris ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Instructing the managers on the part of the Senate on the bill S. 1790 (116th Congress) to require certain measures to address Federal election interference by foreign governments.

That the managers on the part of the Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the House amendment to the bill S. 1790 (116th Congress) are instructed to require the appropriate official of the executive branch, after each Federal election, to promptly submit to Congress a determination as to whether the Government of the Russian Federation, or any other foreign government, has interfered in such election and a detailed assessment of any such interference that identifies, to the maximum extent practicable, the individuals responsible for the interference, and to promptly impose sanctions on any foreign government that has been determined to have interfered in a Federal election, including specified individuals and entities within the territory of that government.