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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
Cosponsors
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Type

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

Full profile: /officials/C001056

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Tom Cotton (R-AR)Original· 2026-07-16

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-16

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-07-16

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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