Economic Espionage Prevention Act (HR1486)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-04-22 — Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026: cross-connection with deterring-american-ai-model-theft-act: HR8283’s anti-theft focus for AI models complements HR1486’s broader economic espionage sanctions authorities targeting foreign adversary IP theft. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-07-20 — Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026: cross-connection with stop-prc-economic-espionage-act: Both bills amend/build on the federal economic-espionage statutory framework, with HR9789 narrowed specifically to PRC-nexus conduct. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-07-16 — Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026: cross-connection with stop-prc-economic-espionage-act-2026: Both bills target economic espionage enforcement; S5024 focuses specifically on PRC-linked activity while HR1486 addresses the broader Economic Espionage Act framework. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-05-06 — Economic Espionage Prevention Act: HR1486 authorizes the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign adversary entities engaged in economic espionage, materially supporting adversary national-security entities, or violating U.S. export controls, and narrows IEEPA informational/travel exemptions for bulk sensitive personal data and connected-software source code. (novelty: 3)