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2025-06-17T08:14:18Z
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2025-02-21
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[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCORMICK:H.R. 1486.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H730]
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Judiciary Committee
House
Standing
  - Exchange of Letters
  - Referred To
2025-02-21T20:33:10Z
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Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-05-06T21:46:34Z
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Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-02-21T20:33:05Z
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Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
IntroReferral
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15:56:00
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Floor
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House floor actions
- 2025-05-05
15:55:56
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1828-1829: 1)
Floor
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House floor actions
- 2025-05-05
15:55:56
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1828-1829: 1)
Floor
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Library of Congress
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15:46:06
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1486.
Floor
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15:46:04
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1828-1830)
Floor
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- 2025-05-05
15:46:02
Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Floor
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- 2025-02-21
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
IntroReferral
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- 2025-02-21
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
IntroReferral
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House floor actions
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Foreign Affairs Committee
- 2025-02-21
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
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McCormick
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Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
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MI
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2025-02-21
True
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Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]
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WA
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2025-02-24
False
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Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
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2025-03-05
False
International Affairs
- Asia
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- China
2025-05-07T18:00:17Z
- Civil actions and liability
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- Criminal procedure and sentencing
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- Europe
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- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
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- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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- Russia
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- Sanctions
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- Trade restrictions
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- Trade secrets and economic espionage
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- Visas and passports
2025-05-07T18:00:17Z
International Affairs
2025-04-30T18:07:05Z
00
2025-02-21
Introduced in House
2025-05-02T18:03:47Z
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 Powers Act (IEEPA). IEEPA provides the President broad authority to regulate a variety of economic transactions following a declaration of national emergency, but exempts from this authority activities such as (1) the import or export of information or informational materials; (2) transactions ordinarily incident to international travel, such as the importation of personal baggage; and (3) personal communications, such as postal or telephonic communications, that do not transfer anything of value. Under the bill, the first two of these exemptions are not applicable if the President determines such imports and exports would seriously impair the ability to deal with a declared national emergency. Additionally, the bill specifies that the first and third exemptions listed above do not apply to bulk sensitive personal data or source code used in a connected software application.

Economic Espionage Prevention Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
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Economic Espionage Prevention Act
2025-05-08T04:38:16Z
S
Senate
Referred in Senate
RFS
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
104

Economic Espionage Prevention Act
2025-05-07T02:53:19Z
H
House
Engrossed in House
EH
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45

Economic Espionage Prevention Act
2025-03-17T12:38:25Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Economic Espionage Prevention Act
2025-03-17T12:38:23Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To impose sanctions with respect to economic or industrial espionage by foreign adversarial companies, and for other purposes.
2025-03-17T12:33:25Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Referred in Senate
2025-05-06T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1486rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr1486rfs.xml
- Engrossed in House
2025-05-05T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1486eh/xml/BILLS-119hr1486eh.xml
- Introduced in House
2025-02-21T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1486ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1486ih.xml
2025-05-06
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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