DEFEND Act
Summary
Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure Act or the DEFEND Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to provide specified notice to Congress if it is determined with high confidence that an official of a foreign government has taken or plans to take a substantial step that is intended to cause the death of, or serious bodily injury to, any member of the Armed Forces.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 13, 2021
Last action Jul 13, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Jul 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
lower
Jul 13, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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