S. 5024

Summary

S. 5024, the Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 16, 2026 by Sen. John Cornyn (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 5024 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S5024 IS: Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-07-16
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5024  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 16, 2026   Mr. Cornyn  (for himself and  Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality for purposes of the prohibition on economic espionage.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026  .
2.
Definition of foreign instrumentality for purposes of economic espionage prohibition
Section 1839(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  that is substantially owned  and inserting the following: “that is—
(A)
substantially owned
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following: “or
(B)
domiciled in a covered nation, as defined in section 4872 of title 10;
 .

Tracker

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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality for purposes of the prohibition on economic espionage.

Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 5024, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

John Cornyn

Sen. · R–TX · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 16, 2026

Tom Cotton

Sen. · R–AR · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 16, 2026 · Original

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Committees

S. 5024 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jul 16, 2026

Actions

S. 5024 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2026.

Votes

S. 5024 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

2 bills are related to S. 5024.

HR 9789Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026Jul 20, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · Related billS 4615Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Aug 5, 2026 · By Senator Cotton from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. R… · Related bill

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Titles

S. 5024 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality for purposes of the prohibition on economic espionage. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 5024 in 2 quarterly filings, 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 Automotive Industry.

Clients

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

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 5024 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 5024’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com