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HR 1486 Passed a chamber

Authorizes the President to sanction foreign companies and individuals found to be engaged in economic or industrial espionage against U.S. persons, to support Russia's military, or to violate U.S. export controls, and requires a State Department report on Chinese suppliers of critical components to Russia's defense sector.

Official title: Economic Espionage Prevention Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 21-FEB-2025
Referred 21-FEB-2025
Passed 05-MAY-2025
Senate
Received 06-MAY-2025
Key points
  • Requires the Secretary of State to report within 90 days on Chinese entities supplying critical components to Russia's defense and intelligence sectors
  • Allows the President, starting 30 days after enactment, to block property and bar visas for foreign adversary entities that engage in espionage, support Russian military or intelligence, or violate export controls
  • Permits waivers of up to 180 days at a time when the President determines they serve national security, and excludes sanctions on the importation of goods
  • Requires annual reports on espionage developments for five years unless sanctions were imposed in the prior calendar year
AI-generated from the Referred in Senate text of 06-MAY-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (21-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 05-MAY-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (3) Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Richard McCormick (R-GA) Cosponsors · 3
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