U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1468: Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act
Status: In committee, June 15, 2026
To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, June 15, 2026:
A BILL To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect America's Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act . SECTION 2. CCP Initiative (a) Establishment There is established in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice the CCP Initiative to-- (1) curb spying by the CCP on United States intellectual property and academic institutions; (2) develop an enforcement strategy concerning nontraditional collectors, including researchers in labs, universities, and the defense industrial base, transferring technology to PRC-based individuals or entities, or those acting as their agents, contrary to United States interests; (3) review and take appropriate action, as part of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, to address PRC-related risks arising from foreign investments in United States businesses and real estate; (4) prioritize, with respect to PRC-based individuals or entities, or those acting as their agents-- (A) identifying and criminally prosecuting those engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage, including those who aid, abet, or conspire to engage in trade secret theft, hacking, or economic espionage; (B) protecting the critical infrastructure of the United States from threats arising from foreign direct investment, insider threats and supply chain compromises; and (C) identifying theft of intellectual property from United States businesses; and …
Sponsors
- Lance Gooden (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Tom Tiffany (R, HD-WI-7)
- Mike Kennedy (R, HD-UT-3)
- Andrew Ogles (R, HD-005)
- Lauren Boebert (R, HD-004)
- Patrick Fallon (R, 4)
- Ben Cline (R, HD-006)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R, HD-002)
- Rudolph Yakym III (R, HD-IN-2)
- Darin LaHood (R, HD-016)
- John Rutherford (R, HD-005)
- Scott Franklin (R, HD-FL-18)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 607.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-699.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, U.S. and foreign investments, Department of Justice, Computer security and identity theft, Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information, Higher education, Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB1468?
- HB1468 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act.
- What does HB1468 do?
- In its own words: To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1468?
- In committee as of June 15, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 607. (June 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1468?
- Lance Gooden (R, HD-005), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1468?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1468
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