HR-1468 — Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act

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Criminal Justice & Due ProcessCorporate BenefitsTransparency & Accountability

Labs, schools, and companies would see more federal focus on Chinese spying — the team ends in six years.

Criminal Justice & Due Process

Enforcement focus on university researchers — including labs and defense contractors

The bill covers people who are not trained spies but hand off sensitive tech to China. The Justice Department would write a plan aimed at workers in labs, on campuses, and in defense.

Prosecution priority for trade secret theft — China-linked hacking and spying

The team would put these cases near the top of its list. That covers people who help or plan the theft, not just those who carry it out.

Corporate Benefits

Federal protection for company trade secrets — theft investigations prioritized

The team would work to spot stolen business secrets and act on them. It would also look at cases where China-based firms compete with U.S. businesses.

Transparency & Accountability

Yearly report to Congress — spending, results, China's spying tactics

Four committees in Congress would get a written report each year, and parts of it can stay secret. It must say how much money the team got, whether that was enough, and what it found.

Built-in end date — program stops six years after it becomes law

The team would close on its own six years after the bill became law. Congress would have to pass a new law to keep it going.

More about this bill

Most people would notice no change in daily life. The Justice Department would start a new team to fight Chinese government spying on U.S. companies and schools. The bill calls it the CCP Initiative. If you do research at a university, a lab, or a defense contractor, you could see more federal attention. The team would build a plan aimed at people who pass technology to China-based people or companies. It would also push to charge people who steal trade secrets or hack U.S. firms. Each year, the Attorney General would report to Congress on the team's work, its money, and its results. Parts of that report could stay secret. The report would also cover China's use of drones and artificial intelligence to steal secrets. The team would shut down six years after the bill becomes law. The bill sets no dollar amount. It does say the team's money cannot go to other programs, unless the Attorney General allows it.

Congressional Summary

Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP ActThis bill reestablishes an initiative in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat espionage, theft of intellectual property and trade secrets, and threats to critical infrastructure posed by the Chinese government. A similar initiative was launched in 2018 and discontinued in 2022.Specifically, this bill establishes the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Initiative and sets forth its objectives, including to curb spying by the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions; develop an enforcement strategy for technology transfers by nontraditional collectors (e.g., researchers in labs or at universities) to Chinese individuals and entities or their agents contrary to U.S. interests; and address China-related risks arising from foreign investments in U.S. businesses and real estate.The bill further specifies that the CCP Initiative must prioritize the identification and prosecution of trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage; the protection of critical infrastructure in the United States; and the identification of intellectual property theft from U.S. businesses.Under the bill, the CCP Initiative terminates six years after enactment.

Legislative Subjects

Advisory bodiesAsiaChinaComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structureHigher educationIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationSupply chainTrade secrets and economic espionageU.S. and foreign investments

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: House
Status: summarized
Action: Reported to House
Action Date: 2026-06-15
Date Added: 2026-07-11
Source: Congress.gov →

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