# 119-s-1473: Stop Stealing our Chips Act

119-s-1473, Stop Stealing our Chips Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD); status passed_senate; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1473
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Stealing our Chips Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal whistleblower incentive and protection program** to reward people who provide original information leading to fines or forfeiture under export controls. It also creates a Treasury Export Compliance Accountability Fund to pay awards and support enforcement. - Individual whistleblowers can receive awards equal to 10 percent to 30 percent of the amount collected from a related fine when their original information leads to a fine or forfeiture. Reports may be submitted anonymously and information to establish eligibility must be provided under penalty of perjury. - Workers are protected from employer retaliation for lawful reporting. Prevailing plaintiffs can get reinstatement, double back pay with interest, and legal fees, and claims must be filed within 6 years or at most 10 years in some circumstances. - The Secretary of Commerce must launch the program and a secure online portal within 120 days and decide report credibility within 60 days. A new Export Compliance Accountability Fund in the Treasury will receive fines from whistleblower-based actions and pay awards and program costs without further appropriation.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cash awards for export rule tips: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to report export-rule violations through a new online portal within 120 days, even anonymously through a lawyer. If your original tip leads to a fine or forfeiture, you would get 10%–30% of the money collected; joint filers would split the award. To qualify, you must s…
- Stronger job protections for whistleblowers: benefit, medium. If enacted, employers would be barred from firing, demoting, or punishing you for lawful whistleblowing to your boss, law enforcement, or the Secretary. If you sue in federal court and win, you would get reinstatement, double back pay with interest, and your legal costs. You must file within 6 year…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025
- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4046: Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1591: ARCA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1473)

## Related
- [119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1260)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-4046: Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4046)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1591: ARCA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1591)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1473 (as of 2026-07-25).