DETERRENCE Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2394 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2394 To authorize sentencing enhancements for certain criminal offenses directed by or coordinated with foreign governments. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2025 Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize sentencing enhancements for certain criminal offenses directed by or coordinated with foreign governments. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors Act'' or the ``DETERRENCE Act''. SEC. 2. KIDNAPPING. Section 1201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); (2) by inserting…