S 1136
Passed a chamber
Increases federal prison sentences for certain violent and threat-related crimes, such as kidnapping, murder-for-hire, and stalking, when they are committed at the direction of or in coordination with a foreign government.
Official title: DETERRENCE Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
11-JUN-2025
Senate
Introduced
26-MAR-2025
Referred
26-MAR-2025
Passed
10-JUN-2025
- Allows kidnapping sentences to rise by up to 10 years when the offense is committed at the direction of or in coordination with a foreign government, and by up to 5 years for attempts.
- Applies similar foreign-government enhancements to murder-for-hire, assaults on federal officers and employees, and threats or injury against family members of federal officials.
- Allows stalking sentences to rise by up to 10 years if the victim dies, by up to 5 years for serious injury or a child victim, and by up to 30 months in other cases.
- Covers offenses against the President and presidential staff, including conspiracies where one participant knowingly coordinated with a foreign government.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Passed Senate, 10-JUN-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee (Senate)
Crime and Law Enforcement
■ 2 R■ 1 D
2 Republicans
1 Democrat