# 119-hr-9789: Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026

119-hr-9789, Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-08-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9789
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-05

## Summary

**This bill would expand the definition of "foreign instrumentality" to include entities domiciled in specified "covered nations."** It adds a second pathway for labeling an entity a foreign instrumentality based on domicile as defined in 10 U.S.C. §4872, not just on ownership or control by a foreign government. - Companies and organizations domiciled in covered nations would meet the statute's foreign instrumentality test even without foreign government ownership or control. - Federal investigators and prosecutors would have a broader set of entities they can consider under the economic espionage statute because domicile alone could qualify an entity. - Entities, their employees, and legal advisers tied to such firms could face increased legal risk when domicile in a covered nation triggers the foreign instrumentality designation. - The change keeps the existing enforcement framework for economic espionage under 18 U.S.C. §1839 as the operative mechanism.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More legal risk for foreign-linked businesses: mixed, medium. This bill would expand who counts as a "foreign instrumentality" in U.S. criminal law. It would change 18 U.S.C. §1839(1). Under the bill, an entity would qualify if a foreign government substantially controls it. A new second pathway would let an entity qualify if it is domiciled in a "covered nat…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9789 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9789)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-8596: FAIR Labels Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8596)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9789 (as of 2026-08-05).