HR. 1486In Committee
Economic Espionage Prevention Act
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Authorize sanctions on foreign adversary entities engaged in economic and industrial espionage against U.S. trade secrets, while narrowing certain emergency economic powers exemptions for sensitive data and related transactions
Key points
- Authorize sanctions on foreign adversary entities
- Limit IEEPA exemptions for certain imports and exports
- Exclude sensitive personal data protections
- Exclude connected app source code protections
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-05-06 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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