House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Economic Espionage Prevention Act

H.R. 1486Introduced Feb 21, 2025Policy area: International Affairs

Official title: To impose sanctions with respect to economic or industrial espionage by foreign adversarial companies, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Richard McCormick R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseMay 5, 2025 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 6, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1486.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCORMICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 35, February 21, 2025, Page H730):
Clause 18 under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), John Moolenaar (R-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard McCormick.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-7 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.