Bill

HR 1486

Commending Jake Broyles for his service as a communications aide in the office of State Representative Rafael Anchía.

89th Legislature (2025) Introduced by Rafael Anchía

The act authorizes the President to sanction foreign entities that aid Russia's military or commit economic espionage, via targeted penalties and a State Department report on PRC r

Reported enrolled

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Bill Summary · HR 1486

Note on document discrepancy
- The header information lists H.R. 1486 as a short congratulatory resolution for Jake Broyles. However, the legislative text and actions you provided are for H.R. 1486, the “Economic Espionage Prevention Act,” introduced Feb 21, 2025 by Rep. McCormick (with Rep. Moolenaar). This summary treats the substantive bill text you included (the Economic Espionage Prevention Act).

H.R. 1486 — “Economic Espionage Prevention Act” (summary)

Main purpose

To authorize U.S. executive-branch action (including targeted sanctions) to deter and punish economic or industrial espionage and related conduct by foreign adversary entities—with specific emphasis on preventing foreign support for Russian military reconstitution (including through semiconductor and dual‑use supply chains)—and to require a State Department-led report on the role of Chinese persons/entities in supplying critical components to Russia or actors supporting Russia.

Key provisions

Short title: “Economic Espionage Prevention Act.”
Findings: Cites Department of State and Commerce/BIS analyses (March–April 2024) that Chinese exports of semiconductors to Russia rose substantially after the Ukraine invasion, that many chips globally are subject to U.S. export controls, and that such flows likely support Russian military capabilities.
Section 3 — Report requirement:
- Within 90 days after enactment, the Secretary of State, coordinating with other agencies, must submit to appropriate congressional committees an analysis on the extent to which:
- PRC citizens or PRC-organized entities (or those controlled by the PRC) are material sources of critical components for Russia’s defense industrial base;
- such entities have delivered or agreed to deliver critical components to Russia’s defense/intelligence sectors, or to third parties that then supply those sectors;
- PRC entities have engaged in transactions with Russian defense/intelligence actors or with sanctioned persons.
- Report to be unclassified with potential classified annex; unclassified portion may be public.
Section 4 — Sanctions authority:
- Beginning 30 days after enactment, the President may impose sanctions (listed in subsection (c) of the bill) on any foreign person the President determines is a “foreign adversary entity” that knowingly:
- engages in economic or industrial espionage regarding U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information;
- provides material support/services to foreign adversary military, intelligence, or national security entities; or
- (text truncated in provided excerpt, but context shows focus on other violations tied to aiding adversaries such as supplying Russia).
- The bill ties the reporting requirement to identification of actors and supports targeted sanctioning authority.

Who would be affected

Primary targets: foreign individuals and entities (explicitly including PRC citizens or PRC-organized entities in findings) that knowingly supply critical components, engage in industrial espionage, or materially support foreign adversary military/intelligence sectors—particularly those aiding Russia’s war effort.
Secondary effects: global semiconductor and dual‑use supply chains (manufacturers, transshipment hubs), U.S. companies with trade secrets, and foreign firms doing business in or with entities linked to Russia’s defense sector.
U.S. government agencies (State, Commerce, BIS, Treasury, Justice) responsible for investigation, reporting, and enforcement.

Procedural status and timeline

Introduced in House: Feb 21, 2025 (Rep. Richard McCormick, with Rep. Moolenaar).
Referred to House Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees.
House consideration under suspension of the rules; debated and passed by voice vote on May 5, 2025 (motions to reconsider laid on table).
Transmitted to Senate: Received May 6, 2025; read twice and referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Reported enrolled: June 3, 2025.
Key deadlines in the bill: Secretary of State report due within 90 days after enactment; Presidential sanction authority may be exercised beginning 30 days after enactment.