Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Gooden
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Summary
Would create a dedicated DOJ CCP Initiative to counter Chinese Communist Party economic espionage and protect U.S. intellectual property. It would place a new unit inside the National Security Division focused on investigating trade secret theft, hacking, risky foreign investments, and Chinese-linked company activity, with a six-year sunset and required annual reports to Congress.
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- Universities and researchers: Targets nontraditional collectors like university labs and individual researchers by developing enforcement strategies to stop technology transfers that harm U.S. interests.
- Small businesses and U.S. companies: Prioritizes identifying and prosecuting trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage that steals intellectual property from small firms and competitors.
- Federal agencies and coordination: Would put the Assistant Attorney General for National Security in charge, require dedicated DOJ resources separate from other programs, and mandate coordination and information sharing with the FBI, Treasury, Commerce, and Defense, plus annual reporting on progress and economic losses.
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New DOJ program to curb Chinese spying
If enacted, the bill would create a CCP Initiative inside the Justice Department's National Security Division. The Initiative would focus on stopping Chinese Communist Party spying on U.S. research, schools, and small businesses. It would prioritize prosecuting trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage. The Initiative would develop enforcement rules for researchers, labs, universities, and the defense industrial base. It would check certain Chinese investments and report findings to the Commerce and Defense Departments. The Attorney General must coordinate with the FBI and other agencies, and resources must be dedicated only to the Initiative. If enacted, the bill would take effect on the date of enactment and cease six years later.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Gooden
TX • R
Cosponsors
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Kennedy (UT)
UT • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Ogles
TN • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Boebert
CO • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Fallon
TX • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Cline
VA • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Kiggans (VA)
VA • R
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Yakym
IN • R
Sponsored 2/26/2025
LaHood
IL • R
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Franklin, Scott
FL • R
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Smith (NE)
NE • R
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Messmer
IN • R
Sponsored 5/21/2025
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