Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

History of Bills

Congress	Short title	Bill number(s)	Date introduced	Sponsor(s)	of cosponsors	Latest status
115th Congress	Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018		January 16, 2018	Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)	17	Died in Committee
			January 25, 2018	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(R-FL)	25	Died in Committee
116th Congress	Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019		April 8, 2019	Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)	11	Died in Committee
	Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2020		September 30, 2020	Brad Schneider(D-IL)	3	Died in Committee

See also

• Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)
• Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act (DASKA)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zengerle . Patricia . U.S. senators want stiff sanctions to deter Russia election meddling . . 2019-04-04 . 2021-10-10.
2. Web site: Carney . Jordain . GOP senator blocks bill aimed at preventing Russia election meddling . . 2019-12-10 . 2021-10-10.