# 119-hr-10218: Advancing American Innovation Act 119-hr-10218, Advancing American Innovation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-24). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10218 - As of: 2026-09-24 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-10218 - Congress: 119 - Title: Advancing American Innovation Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-09-01 - Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ) - Cosponsors: 2 - Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-24 ## Summary **Prioritize protection of genuine U.S. domestic industries.** This bill would refocus Section 337 at the U.S. International Trade Commission to protect real domestic production and to weigh public health, welfare, and the U.S. economy while speeding and clarifying investigations. - Domestic manufacturers and patent holders would have stronger grounds to seek relief when substantial licensing investment leads to U.S. adoption and development of covered products. A complainant may not rely on licensees unless the license produces articles sold in the United States. - ITC process and remedies would be faster and more public‑interest focused. The bill would require an administrative law judge to issue an initial determination on a dispositive issue within 100 days and lets the Commission consider public health, welfare, the U.S. economy, consumer impact, and domestic production when ordering exclusions or cease‑and‑desist relief. - Litigants and funders must disclose third‑party litigation funding in patent cases. Disclosures are due within 10 days of the funding relationship or service of process, must be updated if incorrect, and define a funder to include entities with at least a 5 percent equity stake, with sanctions for noncompliance. ## Cosponsors (2) - Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Faster early decisions on key issues: benefit, low. The bill would require the ITC to spot any dispositive issue at the start of an investigation and give that issue to an administrative law judge for expedited fact-finding. The judge would have to issue an initial determination on the issue within 100 days after the investigation starts. That initi… - ITC to prioritize U.S. industry and health: mixed, medium. The bill would change section 337's stated purpose so the ITC would focus on protecting genuine U.S. domestic industries and on safeguarding public health, public welfare, and the U.S. economy including competitive conditions. That new priority would guide which cases the ITC pursues and how it wei… - More power to block imported goods: mixed, medium. This bill would let the ITC order accused imported goods blocked from U.S. entry during a section 337 investigation on a "reason to believe" standard. The ITC would have to weigh public health, U.S. economic and competitive effects, U.S. production of like goods, and effects on U.S. consumers befor… - New proof needed to bring ITC cases: mixed, medium. The bill would tighten who can qualify as an "industry" for a section 337 complaint. A complainant could show industry status based on substantial licensing investment only if that licensing led to development and U.S. sales of products that use the claimed IP. A complainant could not rely on licen… - Require disclosure of outside funders: mixed, medium. The bill would require complainants in ITC patent cases to disclose any third-party funder and its contact details, and to give the funder's place of incorporation and main business address for entity funders. Complainants would generally have to make the funding agreement available to other named… ## Related bills - 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 - 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025 - 119-hres-981: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reduce and maintain the Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent… - 119-hr-1990: American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 - 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act - 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-10218 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10218) ## Related - [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514) - [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900) - [119-hres-981: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States sho…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-981) - [119-hr-1990: American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1990) - [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502) - [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10218 (as of 2026-09-24).