,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cddb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bd1 #bjai,mr4 ,collins of ,georgia 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,steube1 ,mr4 ,cline1 ,mr4 ,armstrong1 and ,mr4 ,buck7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act to provide that aliens who engage in improper interference in a ,united ,states election are inadmissible and deportable1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,defending ,elections against ,trolls from ,enemy ,regimes ,act or the ,,deter ,act4 #b4 ,defined term ,section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#ec7 ,the term improper interference in a ,united ,states election means conduct by an alien that-- 7,a7 7i7 violates ,federal criminal1 voting rights1 or campaign finance law2 or 7ii7 is performed by any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government or criminal enterprise2 and 7,b7 includes any covert1 fraudulent1 deceptive1 or unlawful act or attempted act1 undertaken with the purpose or effect of undermining public confidence in election processes or institutions1 or influencing1 undermining confidence in1 or altering the result or reported result of1 a general or primary ,federal1 ,state1 or local election or caucus1 including-- 7i7 the campaign of a candidate2 or 7ii7 a ballot measure1 including an amendment1 a bond issue1 an initiative1 a recall1 a referral1 or a referendum4 4 #c4 ,improper interference in ,united ,states elections 7a7 ,inadmissibility ,section #bab7;a77#c7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#c77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,h7 ,improper interference in a ,united ,states election ,any alien who a consular officer1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or the ,attorney ,general knows1 or has reasonable grounds to believe1 is seeking admission to the ,united ,states to engage in improper interference in a ,united ,states election1 or has engaged in improper interference in a ,united ,states election1 is inadmissible4 4 7b7 ,deportability ,section #bcg7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbg7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 ,improper interference in a ,united ,states election ,any alien who has engaged1 is engaged1 or at any time after admission engages in improper interference in a ,united ,states election is deportable4 4