H.R. 1468 · Where this bill is now
Waiting for a House vote
Approved by committee Jun 15, 2026; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryCombats Chinese espionage and intellectual property theft
This bill creates a new initiative within the Department of Justice to fight espionage, theft of trade secrets, and threats to critical infrastructure from the Chinese government. The initiative would focus on stopping Chinese spying on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions, developing strategies to prevent technology transfers to China through researchers and others, and addressing risks from Chinese investments in American businesses and property. It would also prioritize prosecuting trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage while protecting critical infrastructure.
How it affects you
This bill doesn't directly change things for most people in their daily lives. However, businesses that develop technology and trade secrets, universities, and critical infrastructure operators may see increased DOJ efforts to protect their work from espionage. The initiative would run for six years from when the bill becomes law.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Jun 15, 2026)
Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act
This 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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1468
A BILL
Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act
Sponsor: Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX-5) · Introduced Feb 21, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 15, 2026: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 607.”