S. 1294 · 117th Congress

Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022

Introduced on Apr 21, 2021 by Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 117-336.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-336
Introduced
Apr 21, 2021
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Congressional oversight
  • Corporate finance and management
  • Foreign and international banking
  • Foreign and international corporations
  • Foreign loans and debt
  • Foreign property
  • Intellectual property
  • Multilateral development programs
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Sanctions
  • Trade restrictions
  • Trade secrets and economic espionage
  • U.S. and foreign investments
  • Visas and passports
  • War and emergency powers

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jan 5, 2023). Public domain.

Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022

This bill imposes sanctions on certain foreign individuals and entities involved in the theft of trade secrets belonging to a U.S. individual or entity.

The President shall periodically report a list of foreign individuals and entities that have knowingly engaged in, benefited from, or assisted in the significant theft of U.S. trade secrets that materially contributed to a significant threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, or economic health. The report shall also list foreign individuals who are chief executive officers or board members of any foreign entity engaging in such theft.

The President shall impose (1) property- and visa-blocking sanctions on individuals named in the report; and (2) property- or export-blocking sanctions, including denial of certain financial assistance, on entities named in the report.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Chris Van HollenD-MDSponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 21, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 21, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  3. Dec 20, 2022Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Dec 20, 2022 · SenateSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Dec 20, 2022 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9610)
  6. Dec 20, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9657-9658)
  7. Dec 20, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9657-9658)
  8. Dec 21, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  9. Dec 21, 2022 · HouseReceived in the House.
  10. Dec 21, 2022 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  11. Dec 22, 2022 · HouseMr. Meeks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. Dec 22, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10022-10024)
  13. Dec 22, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1294.
  14. Dec 22, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10022-10023)
  15. Dec 22, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10022-10023)
  16. Dec 22, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Dec 28, 2022Presented to President.
  18. Dec 28, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  19. Jan 5, 2023Signed by President.
  20. Jan 5, 2023Signed by President.
  21. Jan 5, 2023Became Public Law No: 117-336.
  22. Jan 5, 2023Became Public Law No: 117-336.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. OWENS & MINOR, INC.1 report
    Federal contractor: OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION INC$131.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.