Stop Stealing our Chips Act
Latest action · May 21, 2026 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2025
- Passed SenateMay 20, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Stealing our Chips Act
This bill creates a whistleblower incentive program and establishes whistleblower protections for individuals who provide information to the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) related to violations of U.S. export control laws.
Currently, BIS administers and enforces controls on the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. These export controls are implemented primarily under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) through the Export Administration Regulations.
Under the bill, BIS must establish a whistleblower incentive program to reward individuals who voluntarily report original information that results in BIS imposing fines under ECRA on persons that violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of ECRA or any related regulation, order, license, or authorization.
Additionally, BIS must establish a secure online portal for whistleblowers to report violations of ECRA. The bill outlines requirements for BIS to review, investigate, and provide status updates related to these reports.
The bill authorizes BIS to pay an award to any whistleblower who voluntarily reported original information that led to the imposition of a fine under ECRA. The bill establishes the Export Compliance Accountability Fund for paying these awards and funding related activities.
The bill also sets forth whistleblower protections by (1) prohibiting retaliation against individuals who act as whistleblowers, and (2) establishing confidentiality requirements.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 10, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Apr 10, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2025Discharged May 20, 2026 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2026Received in the House.
- May 21, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 21, 2026Held at the desk.
- May 20, 2026Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2424-2426)
- May 20, 2026Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2424Text printed S2424–S2426Amendments S2422, S2424 | John Barrasso R-WY, Mike Rounds R-SD (amendment) | May 20, 2026 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48642 | U.S. Export Controls and China: Advanced Semiconductors | Report | Sep 19, 2025 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 5445 | In the nature of a substitute. | Mike Rounds R-SDfor John Barrasso | Amendment SA 5445 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6322 | Stop Stealing our Chips Act | Related bill | Apr 22, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to establish a whistleblower incentive program and provide protections to whistleblowers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop Stealing our Chips Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Stop Stealing our Chips Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2026Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 10, 2025Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
