# 119-hr-9142: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026

119-hr-9142, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI); status introduced (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9142
- Congress: 119
- Title: Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Blocks certain foreign entities tied to Chinese military or secure-telecom lists from receiving or enforcing U.S. patents on national security grounds.** This bill would add a new Section 106 to Title 35 to create a national-security gate on patent issuance and enforcement.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban patents for certain foreign companies: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would stop the U.S. Patent Office from issuing patents to persons on three national-security lists: the OFAC Non‑SDN Chinese Military‑Industrial Complex List, companies designated under section 1260H of the FY2021 NDAA, and the FCC Secure and Trusted Communications Networks li…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9142 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9142)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9142 (as of 2026-06-25).