HR 1398 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024

Introduced Mar 7, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Lance Gooden R-TX

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Latest action · Sep 16, 2024 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 7, 2023
  2. Passed HouseSep 11, 2024
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act

This bill reestablishes an initiative related to China within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and outlines the goals and requirements for this initiative.

In 2022, DOJ ended a program named the China Initiative. This bill reestablishes and renames it the CCP Initiative to (1) counter nation-state threats to the United States; (2) curb spying by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions; (3) identify and prosecute individuals engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage; and (4) protect U.S. critical infrastructure from foreign threats.

DOJ must annually brief specified congressional committees on the progress and challenges of the initiative.

The initiative terminates six years after enactment of this bill.

Recorded votes 2

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 413Passed237–180Sep 11, 2024
House 412Failed203–214Sep 11, 2024

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2023 to Nov 1, 2023; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalMar 7, 2023
R-CODoug LambornOriginalMar 7, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalMar 7, 2023
R-TXPat FallonMar 9, 2023
R-VABen ClineApr 6, 2023
R-FLByron DonaldsOct 18, 2023
R-NYBrandon WilliamsNov 1, 2023
R-TXTroy E. NehlsNov 1, 2023

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 7, 2023Markup May 22, 2024Reported Aug 30, 2024 Sep 11, 2024
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 16, 2024

Actions 30

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 16, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Sep 11, 2024Pursuant to clause 1(c) of XIX, the House proceeded with further consideration of H.R. 1398.
  3. Sep 11, 2024Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5184-5185)
  4. Sep 11, 2024Mr. Veasey moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  5. Sep 11, 2024The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  6. Sep 11, 2024On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 203 - 214 (Roll no. 412). (CR H5184)
  7. Sep 11, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 180 (Roll no. 413).
  8. Sep 11, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. Sep 10, 2024Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1430 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1398, H.R. 1425, H.R. 1516, H.R. 7980, H.R. 9456 and H.R. 9494. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1398, H.R. 1425, and H.R. 1516 under a structured rule and H.R. 7980, H.R. 9456, and H.R. 9494 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  10. Sep 10, 2024Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1430. (consideration: CR H5130-5139)
  11. Sep 10, 2024Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1398, H.R. 1425, H.R. 1516, H.R. 7980, H.R. 9456 and H.R. 9494. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1398, H.R. 1425, and H.R. 1516 under a structured rule and H.R. 7980, H.R. 9456, and H.R. 9494 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  12. Sep 10, 2024The Speaker designated the Honorable Greg Lopez to act as Chairman of the Committee.
  13. Sep 10, 2024House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1430 and Rule XVIII.
  14. Sep 10, 2024GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1398.
  15. Sep 10, 2024DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1430, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gottheimer amendment No. 1.
  16. Sep 10, 2024DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1430, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gottheimer amendment No. 2.
  17. Sep 10, 2024DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1430, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Molinaro amendment No. 3.
  18. Sep 10, 2024DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1430, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Molinaro amendment No. 4.
  19. Sep 10, 2024DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1430, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mills amendment No. 5.
  20. Sep 10, 2024DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1430, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mills amendment No. 6.
  21. Sep 10, 2024The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1398.
  22. Sep 10, 2024The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  23. Sep 10, 2024The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
  24. Sep 10, 2024POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 1398 would be postponed.
  25. Aug 30, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-641.
  26. Aug 30, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 538.
  27. May 22, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  28. May 22, 2024Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
  29. Mar 7, 2023Introduced in House
  30. Mar 7, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E926Betty McCollum D-MNSep 19, 2024
HouseMotions H5184Recorded votes H5184, H5185enactVeasey motion to recommit (expand protections to election administrators, provide judicial review, and strengthen election records and infrastructure protections)Marc A. Veasey D-TX (motion)Sep 11, 2024
HouseDebate and remarks H5109–H5119, H5130–H5139Text printed H5109, H5135Amendments H5117, H5135, H5136, H5137, H5138Motions H5133Recorded votes H5117, H5118consideration (H. Res. 1430), previous questionBen Cline R-VA, Cory Mills R-FL (amendment), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Jerrold Nadler D-NY, Jill N. Tokuda D-HI, Josh Gottheimer D-NJ (amendment), Judy Chu D-CA, Lance Gooden R-TX, Marc A. Veasey D-TX (motion), Marcus J. Molinaro R-NY (amendment), Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY, Raja Krishnamoorthi D-ILSep 10, 2024

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Aug 13, 2024H.R. 1398, Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 22, 2024

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens. Additionally, Congress has the Constitutional authority to regulate commerce among the States and with Indian Tribes, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would codify the ``China Initiative'' created by the Department of Justice in 2018. The China Initiative was established to prevent spying by the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions by conducting research and investigations to identify and prosecute anyone engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 43, March 7, 2023, page H1151.

Amendments 6

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 1184An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 118-656 to amend the bill's report requirement to include information about public and private sector cooperation.Josh Gottheimer D-NJOn agreeing to the Gottheimer amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 1185An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 118-656 to amend the bill's report requirement to include information about CCP's financial intelligence capabilities.Josh Gottheimer D-NJOn agreeing to the Gottheimer amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 1186An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 118-656 to add to the annual report an assessment on the economic loss to the United States as a result of hacking and trade secret theft by the Chinese Communist Party.Marcus J. Molinaro R-NYOn agreeing to the Molinaro amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 1187An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 118-656 to add to section 2 a requirement to identify intellectual property theft of small businesses by the Chinese Communist Party.Marcus J. Molinaro R-NYOn agreeing to the Molinaro amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 1188An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 118-656 to include an analysis of national security risks on CCP unmanned aircraft and associated elements in the national airspace system.Cory Mills R-FLOn agreeing to the Mills amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 511Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP ActIdentical billFeb 16, 2023
HRES 1430Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1398) to establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1425) to require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly to be subject to Senate ratification; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1516) to establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7980) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude vehicles the batteries of which contain materials sourced from prohibited foreign entities from the clean vehicle credit; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9456) to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to foreign investments in United States agriculture, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9494) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.Related billSep 10, 2024
HR 1468Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP ActCross-Congress related billJun 15, 2026

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 16, 2024Referred in Senate
  2. Sep 11, 2024Engrossed in House
  3. Aug 30, 2024Reported in House
  4. Mar 7, 2023Introduced in House

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