A resolution instructing the managers on the part of the Senate on the bill S. 1790 (116th Congress) to require certain measures to address Federal election interference by foreign governments.

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5708)

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 25, 2019

This resolution instructs Senate conferees on the conference committee for S. 1790 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) to require certain measures to address federal election interference by foreign governments.

Specifically, the conferees must require (1) after each election, submission to Congress of a determination as to whether a foreign government has interfered in the election, including a detailed assessment of any interference that identifies the individuals responsible for it; and (2) imposition of sanctions on such foreign government and responsible individuals and entities within its territory.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D–MD

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3 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Sep 25, 2019
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5708)
Sep 25, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S5708)
Sep 25, 2019
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5681, S5692)
Sep 25, 2019
Submitted in the Senate.
Sep 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.Res.330, 116th Congress: A resolution instructing the managers on the part of the Senate on the bill S. 1790 (116th Congress) to require certain measures to address Federal election interference by foreign governments.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/330

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2019-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres330/BILLS-116sres330ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2022-11-01T14:33:48Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Analyze S.Res.330 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.Res.330, 116th Congress: A resolution instructing the managers on the part of the Senate on the bill S. 1790 (116th Congress) to require certain measures to address Federal election interference by foreign governments.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/330

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2019-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres330/BILLS-116sres330ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2022-11-01T14:33:48Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.330, 116th Congress: A resolution instructing the managers on the part of the Senate on the bill S. 1790 (116th Congress) to require certain measures to address Federal election interference by foreign governments.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/330

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2019-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres330/BILLS-116sres330ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2022-11-01T14:33:48Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.330, 116th Congress: A resolution instructing the managers on the part of the Senate on the bill S. 1790 (116th Congress) to require certain measures to address Federal election interference by foreign governments.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/330

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 2019-09-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres330/BILLS-116sres330ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2022-11-01T14:33:48Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.330 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.