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S. 2227

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2227, the SPIES Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 9, 2025 by Sen. John Cornyn (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jul 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 2227 has 2 co-sponsors.

sb2227/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2227 IS: Strengthening Prosecution Integrity for Espionage Statutes Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2227  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 9, 2025   Mr. Cornyn  (for himself,  Mr. Rounds , and  Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Strengthening Prosecution Integrity for Espionage Statutes Act   or the   SPIES Act  .
2.
Offenses involving espionage, procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully, or harboring or concealing persons
(a)
In general
 Chapter 213  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
3302.
Espionage offenses
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an indictment may be found or an information may be instituted at any time without limitation for—
(1)
a violation of section 951 or a conspiracy to violate such section;
(2)
a violation of section 794 or a conspiracy to violate such section; or
(3)
a violation of section 1425, if the offense was committed to facilitate a violation of section 951.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for  chapter 213  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
3302. Espionage offenses.
  .
(c)
Conforming amendment
Section 19 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 ( 18 U.S.C. 792  note; 64 Stat. 1005) is amended by striking  , 793, or 794  and inserting  or 793 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-09
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 2227, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2227 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jul 9, 2025

Actions

S. 2227 has taken 2 actions since Jul 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 9, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jul 9, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2227 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2227.

Titles

S. 2227 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • SPIES Act — Display Title
  • SPIES Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Strengthening Prosecution Integrity for Espionage Statutes Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 2227 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Science/Technology.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANTHONY COTTO114
JAMES GRANDE114
KATHERINE DUVENECK114
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT114
ROBERT MCCARTY114
WILLIAM SEABROOK112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 third_quarter$442.1K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2227 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2227’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s2227/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com