The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2025
S 1136 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Margaret Wood Hassan (D)

DETERRENCE Act

Adds prison time to federal crimes if directed or coordinated by a foreign government.

Tradeoff

Increases maximum sentences for crimes like kidnapping, murder-for-hire, and attacks on federal officials when a foreign government directs or coordinates them. No offsets or spending provisions.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the Senate by on June 10, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 26, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Mar 26, 2025)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 10, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary

    Discharged(Jun 10, 2025)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jun 11, 2025)