HR 8361 · 118th Congress · International Affairs

Economic Espionage Prevention Act

Introduced 2024-05-10· Sponsored by Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(2024-09-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 a…

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H.R. 8361, Economic Espionage Prevention Act

Jul 10, 2024

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 16, 2024

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans