3.0.0 4424 2022-12-31T05:07:11Z 2022-12-31T05:07:11Z House HR 2021-07-13 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 122 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida:H.R. 4424.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: which gives Congress thepower to provide for the common defense and general welfareof the United States.Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: which gives Congress thepower to regulate commerce with foreign nations[Page H3625]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-07-13T13:01:15Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 117 4350 HR 2022-03-01 Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 144. Related bill CRS 2021-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2021-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 N S000168 Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] Maria Salazar R FL Elvira 27 2021-07-13 True Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-07-13 Introduced in House 2022-09-29T16:06:23Z Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure Act or the DEFEND Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to provide specified notice to Congress if it is determined with high confidence that an official of a foreign government has taken or plans to take a substantial step that is intended to cause the death of, or serious bodily injury to, any member of the Armed Forces.

]]> DEFEND Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress if the Secretary determines, with high confidence, that a foreign government or foreign official has taken, or plans to take, steps intended to cause the death of, or serious bodily injury to, a member of the United States Armed Forces. Introduced in House IH Display Title DEFEND Act Short Title(s) as Introduced DEFEND Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4424ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4424ih.xml 2021-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.