# 116-hr-8846: Accountability for Persistent Intellectual Property Theft Act

116-hr-8846, Accountability for Persistent Intellectual Property Theft Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH); status Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8846
- Congress: 116
- Title: Accountability for Persistent Intellectual Property Theft Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Accountability for Persistent Intellectual Property Theft Act This bill directs the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain Chinese nationals and entities that knowingly engage in a pattern of significant theft of intellectual property belonging to a U.S. individual or entity. Specifically, these sanctions shall apply to (1) each Chinese national engaging in such theft who is not a U.S. national or permanent resident, (2) each entity engaging in such theft that is organized under Chinese law or owned by a Chinese national, and (3) each non-U.S. entity or individual engaging in such theft under the direction of a Chinese national or entity organized under Chinese law.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8846 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8846)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8846 (as of 2025-11-18).