Contact Congress about H.R. 1468: Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act

The Justice Department would create a new team to pursue CCP-linked hacking, trade secret theft, and spying. The team would also review some Chinese company investments and report to Congress every year.

Modern Action explains what the legislation does, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.

Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act is a House bill waiting for floor action. The latest recorded action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 607.

Latest action on H.R. 1468: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 607.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects U.S. schools, research labs, defense contractors, technology companies, small businesses, and companies involved in foreign investment deals. It could change how these groups report threats, share information, and deal with federal law enforcement. It also affects Chinese companies on federal watch lists, their subsidiaries, and other companies they control, including some based outside China.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it would put one Justice Department team in charge of several CCP-linked threats to U.S. technology and business secrets. Today, those risks can involve criminal cases, foreign investment reviews, cyberattacks, universities, and supply chains. A dedicated team could sharpen the federal response, but the bill does not say how much money or staff the team would get. Its real effect would depend on how the Justice Department runs it.

Key provisions in H.R. 1468

• Creates a new CCP Initiative inside the Justice Department's National Security Division. The team would focus on nation-state threats tied to the Chinese Communist Party.
• Tells the team to reduce spying on U.S. ideas, inventions, and schools. It must give priority to trade secret theft, hacking, and economic spying cases.
• Requires a plan for "nontraditional collectors." That means people such as researchers in labs, universities, or the defense industry who may be used to move technology against U.S. interests.
• Gives the team Justice Department duties under FIRRMA. FIRRMA is the law used to review foreign investments for national security risks, and the team must work with the Treasury Department on related rules.
• Requires the team to find Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases involving Chinese companies that compete with U.S. businesses. That law deals with bribery and corruption tied to business activity.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 1468

What is H.R. 1468?

The Justice Department would create a new team to pursue CCP-linked hacking, trade secret theft, and spying. The team would also review some Chinese company investments and report to Congress every year.

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