# 115-hr-7036: ZTE Theft Act

115-hr-7036, ZTE Theft Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-7036
- Congress: 115
- Title: ZTE Theft Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2018-10-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Zero Tolerance for Electronics Theft Act or the ZTE Theft Act This bill requires certain telecommunications, software, or electronics companies headquartered in China that had previously been denied export privileges to certify to the Department of Justice that it will abide by all U.S. laws, not engage in cyber espionage, and not infringe intellectual property, to be eligible for such privileges. It also requires such a company to establish with the Department of the Treasury a $2.5 billion account to pay any patent infringement judgments against it.

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- 115-hr-7290: Global Health Security Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7279: Water Infrastructure Improvement Act
- 115-hr-7169: VA-SBA Act
- 115-hr-7123: Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7093: Clean Up the Code Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-7036 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7036)

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- [115-hr-7279: Water Infrastructure Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7279)
- [115-hr-7169: VA-SBA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7169)
- [115-hr-7123: Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7123)
- [115-hr-7093: Clean Up the Code Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7093)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7036 (as of 2025-11-18).