S5024Referred to Committee

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality for purposes of the prohibition on economic espionage.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-16
Introduced
1
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Sponsor

John Cornyn
John Cornyn
Republican · TX · Senator
Votes with party: 75.5% (848 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$79,418k
  • Climate & Environment$24,960k

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Cosponsors (1)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-16

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Plain-English Summary

The bill would expand the definition of what counts as a "foreign instrumentality" under U.S. espionage laws to include any company or organization based in countries considered U.S. adversaries, making it easier to prosecute cases where these entities steal American trade secrets or confidential business information. This change would affect companies, researchers, and individuals who work with or for organizations from adversary nations, potentially increasing legal consequences for economic espionage. The measure aims to strengthen protections for American intellectual property and proprietary information against foreign competitors.

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