House Democrats Introduce US Elections Interference Sanctions Bill
All 19 Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced legislation Dec. 20 that would level sanctions on any foreign person or entity found to illegally interfere in a U.S. election, the committee Democratic minority said (here). The bill would…
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require the secretary of state to compile a public list of foreign people and entities that have illicitly interfered in U.S. elections for federal office since Jan. 1, 2015. Those listed would be prohibited from entering the U.S. and have their U.S. financial assets frozen. The legislation would also require the secretary of state to send a report to Congress after every federal election summarizing foreign interference in the previous election cycle.