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US HB6309

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

August Pfluger

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires the President, through the National Cyber Director, to designate foreign persons and foreign government agencies as "critical cyber threat actors" for state-sponsored cyber activities that threaten U.S. national security, critical infrastructure, financial stability, or election processes

  • Mandates creation of a National Attribution Framework within 180 days to establish uniform criteria for attributing state-sponsored cyber attacks, including evidentiary standards, confidence levels, and coordination procedures with allied nations

  • Authorizes extensive sanctions against designated threat actors including blocking property and financial transactions, prohibiting securities trading, terminating defense sales, restricting export licenses, and barring U.S. government procurement contracts

  • Imposes travel-related sanctions making designated individuals inadmissible to the United States and requiring immediate revocation of any existing visas or entry documentation

  • Allows additional sanctions against foreign governments that aid or direct designated cyber threat actors, including suspension of development and security assistance, opposition to international financial institution loans, and export restrictions on munitions and surveillance technology

Legislative Description

Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2025

International affairs

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.

11/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs11/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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