# 119-hr-4081: Foreign Adversary Federal Offense Act of 2025

119-hr-4081, Foreign Adversary Federal Offense Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4081
- Congress: 119
- Title: Foreign Adversary Federal Offense Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would impose enhanced criminal penalties for economic and defense espionage carried out to advance the interests of designated "covered nations".** It raises prison minimums and increases fines for people and organizations that steal trade secrets or transmit defense information for those foreign adversaries. - Individuals who steal trade secrets for a covered nation would face at least 10 years in prison and up to 20 years if the theft causes "severe harm" to economic or national security. Courts could also make offenders ineligible for supervised release. - Companies found to have committed economic espionage for a covered nation could be fined the greater of $20 million or five times the value of the stolen trade secret, including saved research and reproduction costs. - People who transmit or lose defense-related information to advance a covered nation would face a new mandatory minimum of 15 years and could be punished up to life in prison. The bill uses the term "covered nation" as defined in section 4872 of title 10.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] (R-NC), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tougher penalties for spying for foreign adversaries: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would raise criminal penalties for spying to help certain foreign adversary nations. Individuals who steal trade secrets to help a covered nation could be fined up to $5,000,000 and jailed 10 to 15 years, with no supervised release. If the leak causes severe harm to critical i…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4081 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4081)

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- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4081 (as of 2026-09-21).