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Economic Espionage Prevention Act

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 1486 · House Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
House
Sponsors
Latest action
May 6, 2025

What it does

Economic Espionage Prevention Act This bill authorizes the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign adversary entities that knowingly engage in (1) economic and industrial espionage with respect to trade secrets and proprietary information owned by U.S. persons, (2) the provision of material support or services to a foreign adversaries' national security entities, or (3) the violation of U.S. export control laws. The bill cites regulations that define China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and the Maduro regime of Venezuela as foreign adversaries. The bill also limits certain exemptions from the President's authority under the International Emergency Economic…

Official summary · Introduced in House · Feb 21, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Feb 21, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · May 6, 2025

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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