US Congress House Bill 7553 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on July 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Pending: House Intelligence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to brief Congress if ODNI determines with moderate or high confidence that a foreign government is deliberately seeking to kill or cause serious bodily injury to any member of the Armed Forces, either directly or indirectly. The briefing shall include information such as a description of the nature and extent of the foreign government's efforts and an assessment of the foreign government's motivations. After giving an initial briefing, the ODNI shall give periodic updated briefings.

DEFEND Act Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure Act

Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
2020-07-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7553/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7553/BILLS-116hr7553ih.pdf