United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8463 (116th)
Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2020
Introduced
30 September 2020
Last action
30 September 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
Bradley Schneider, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Brad Sherman, John Katko
Subjects
Defence, Energy
Source updated
27 January 2026
Summary
Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2020 This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report on foreign interference in U.S. elections and requires the President to impose sanctions if such interference occurred and the government of Russia was responsible. Such sanctions shall include (1) blocking the assets of certain Russian state-owned financial institutions; (2) prohibiting new investments by a U.S. entity or individual in Russia's energy sector or any Russian energy company, and imposing sanctions on a foreign entity or individual that makes such an investment; (3) blocking the assets of entities in Russia's defense and intelligence sectors; (4) prohibiting U.S. entities and persons from engaging in transactions in Russian sovereign debt; (5) blocking the assets of certain senior political figures and oligarchs in Russia who contributed to such interference; and (6) excluding such political figures and oligarchs from entering the United States. Additionally, the President must make various reports, including on foreign interference in elections and the net worth of certain Russian officials.
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Timeline
30 September 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 September 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 September 2020
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 September 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 September 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 September 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 30 September 2020
Sponsors
- Bradley Schneider · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Brad Sherman · D · Sponsor
- John Katko · R · Sponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8463
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8463
- us · 116-hr-8463 · source updated 27 January 2026