Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jul 16, 2026
What it does
The Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026 would amend Title 18 of the United States Code to expand the definition of "foreign instrumentality" for purposes of the economic espionage prohibition on economic espionage to include entities domiciled in a foreign adversary country, specifically those domiciled in a "covered nation" as defined in Section 4872 of Title 10. This change would subject such entities to criminal liability under economic espionage laws even if they are not substantially owned by a foreign government, thereby broadening the scope of prosecutable conduct. The bill targets entities linked to the People's Republic of China and other designated foreign adversaries, aiming…
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