The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 5398

Sponsored by Margaret Wood Hassan (D)

DETERRENCE Act

Would have added up to 10 extra years to federal sentences for crimes done at a foreign government's direction.

Tradeoff

Would have raised maximum prison terms for many federal crimes linked to foreign governments. Would have added no new crimes, so the change applies only to offenses already on the books.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate passed this bill by on December 17, 2024. The House never voted on it, and the bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Nov 21, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Nov 21, 2024)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 17, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary

    Discharged(Dec 17, 2024)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 18, 2024)