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.
The Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2025 authorizes the President to identify foreign individuals and organizations that conduct or support state-sponsored cyber attacks against the United States and impose tough sanctions against them. These designations would apply to actors behind attacks that damage critical infrastructure, steal business secrets, destabilize financial systems, interfere with elections, or assist in such activities. The bill requires the National Cyber Director to establish uniform standards within 180 days for determining who is responsible for cyber attacks, working with international allies to confirm attribution. Once someone or an entity is designated as a "critical cyber threat actor," the President can freeze their assets, ban exports to them, revoke visas, restrict financial transactions, and prevent arms sales. The bill also allows the President to sanction foreign governments that support these cyber threat actors through tools like cutting aid, blocking military exports, and restricting surveillance technology sales, though the President can waive these sanctions temporarily for national security, law enforcement, or humanitarian reasons with notification to Congress.
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