Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018
Latest action · Sep 6, 2018 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-376.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), no more than 30 days after a U.S. election, to determine whether a foreign government interfered with the election and report on that determination.
If the DNI reports that there was not interference and subsequently determines that there was interference, the DNI shall report on the subsequent determination.
If the DNI determines that Russia interfered with an election, the President shall impose specified sanctions.
The President shall brief Congress on any foreign government the President determines interfered with, or is likely to interfere with, an election.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2018 to Sep 12, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jan 16, 2018 |
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 18, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Sep 12, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2018Hearings Aug 21, 2018Hearings Sep 6, 2018Hearings Sep 12, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2018Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-376.
- Aug 21, 2018Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-371.
- Jan 16, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5484, S5495 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Marco Rubio R-FL | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4992, S4999, S5009 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Lindsey Graham R-SC, Marco Rubio R-FL | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S673 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S496 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD | Jan 24, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-378 | COUNTERING RUSSIA: ASSESSING NEW TOOLS54 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Sep 12, 2018 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN10946 | Proposals to Impose Sanctions on Russian Sovereign Debt Archived | Insight | Aug 6, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4884 | Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018 | Identical bill | Jan 25, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to deter foreign interference in United States elections, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Aviation and airports
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- China
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Corporate finance and management
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Europe
- European Union
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign and international corporations
- Foreign property
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Iran
- Metals
- Middle East
- Mining
- North Korea
- Oil and gas
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Railroads
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Securities
- Subversive activities
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2018Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
