# 119-hr-6309: Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2025

119-hr-6309, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6309
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a National Attribution Framework to identify and designate state‑sponsored cyber actors.** It pairs that framework with a broad, multi‑layered sanctions regime and requirements for allied and private sector coordination.

## Provisions PRIA read

- National system to label cyber attackers: benefit, medium. This bill would set up a single process to say who carried out state‑sponsored cyberattacks. The National Cyber Director would send this framework to Congress within 180 days. The President could then label foreign people or agencies as critical cyber threat actors and would notify Congress within…
- Export and contracting bans for designees: cost, medium. If enacted, the President could block exports, reexports, and services for items under U.S. export rules to designated actors. Arms and controlled items could not go to governments that help those actors, including intrusion software and network surveillance systems. Federal agencies could be barre…
- Investment bans tied to cyber attackers: cost, medium. If enacted, the President could bar U.S. persons from buying or selling stocks, bonds, or derivatives tied to designated actors. U.S. officials would be told to oppose loans that would benefit those actors at international financial institutions. Transfers, guarantees, insurance, and other support…
- Visa bans for designated cyber actors: cost, low. An individual labeled a critical cyber threat actor would be inadmissible to the United States. Their visas or entry papers would be revoked right away, and any other valid visas would be canceled. The ban would not apply when needed to meet U.N. Headquarters rules or other U.S. international dutie…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7773: Field Integration of Homeland Intelligence Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5602: LAUNCH Act
- 119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6309 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6309)

## Related
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-7773: Field Integration of Homeland Intelligence Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7773)
- [119-hr-5602: LAUNCH Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5602)
- [119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2137)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6309 (as of 2026-04-21).