Stop Stealing our Chips Act
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- May 21, 2026
What it does
Stop Stealing our Chips Act This bill creates a whistleblower incentive program and establishes whistleblower protections for individuals who provide information to the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) related to violations of U.S. export control laws. Currently, BIS administers and enforces controls on the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. These export controls are implemented primarily under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) through the Export Administration Regulations. Under the bill, BIS must establish a whistleblower incentive program to reward individuals who…
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 10, 2025
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