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Increases federal prison sentences when certain violent crimes are done at the direction of, or in coordination with, a foreign government or its agent. Judges may add extra years on top of existing penalties for kidnapping, murder‑for‑hire, stalking, assaults and threats against federal officials, crimes against federal officers and employees, and assassination, kidnapping, or related assaults against protected persons like the President and Vice President.
The added time varies by crime and harm, ranging from up to 30 months to up to 10 extra years (and in one stalking scenario up to 10 years if the victim dies). The bill also makes technical edits and renumbers some subsections in existing statutes. It does not create new crimes, taxes, or spending programs; it raises penalties to deter foreign‑directed violence and intimidation on U.S. soil.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced March 26, 2025 by Ann Wagner · Last progress 11 months ago
DETERRENCE Act