# 119-hr-2394: DETERRENCE Act

119-hr-2394, DETERRENCE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO); status introduced (as of 2026-07-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2394
- Congress: 119
- Title: DETERRENCE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Adds extra prison time when violent or political crimes are carried out at the direction of a foreign government.** The DETERRENCE Act would create offense-specific sentence enhancements when an offense is knowingly directed or coordinated with a foreign government or its agent, and it adds definitions and cross-reference changes to support those penalties. - Families and victims: Kidnapping tied to foreign-state direction could carry up to **10 additional years**, with attempts eligible for up to **5 additional years**. Stalking gets higher penalties when serious injury, death, or a child victim is involved, including up to **10 years** for deaths and about **2.5 years** in lesser cases. - Federal officials and presidential staff: Attacks, threats, or retaliation against federal employees or the President's staff can carry enhancements up to **10 years** when linked to foreign-state coordination. Murder-for-hire linked to a foreign government faces up to **5 years** or up to **10 years** when personal injury results. - Criminal justice system: The bill expands federal sentencing authority across multiple statutes rather than creating new programs. It adds tailored enhancements and related definitional and cross-reference tweaks so courts can apply the new penalties when foreign coordination is proven.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Extra prison time for foreign-led crimes: benefit, low. This bill would add extra prison time when certain federal crimes are done at a foreign government’s direction or with its agent. Covered crimes would include kidnapping, murder-for-hire, assaults on federal officials or the President, and stalking. Courts could add from up to 30 months to up to 10…

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- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2394 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2394)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2394 (as of 2026-07-24).