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On the recordDecember 17, 2024
I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If not, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 5398) was passed, as follows: S. 5398 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 after subsection (g) the following: ``(h) Sentence Enhancements for Offenses Directed by or Coordinated With Foreign Governments.-- ``(1) In general.--The sentence of a person convicted of an offense under subsection (a) may be increased by up to 10 years if such offense was committed knowingly at the direction of or in coordination with a foreign government or an agent of a foreign government.…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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