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S. 1294 · 117th Congress · enacted

Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-336.

Latest official action 2023-01-05 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 This bill imposes sanctions on certain foreign individuals and entities involved in the theft of trade secrets belonging to a U.S. individual or entity. The President shall periodically report a list of foreign individuals and entities that have knowingly engaged in, benefited from, or assisted in the significant theft of U.S. trade secrets that materially contributed to a significant threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, or economic health. The report shall also list foreign individuals who are chief executive officers or board members of any foreign entity engaging in such theft. The President shall impose (1) property- and visa-blocking sanctions on individuals named in the report; and (2) property- or export-blocking sanctions, including denial of certain financial assistance, on entities named in the report.

Congressional Research Service · 2023-01-05

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$5,000
IONQ, INC. PAC$5,000
KBR, INC. PAC$5,000
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC)$5,000
SODEXO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$2,500
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$2,500
COMMERCIAL SPACE FEDERATION PAC$2,500
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)$2,500
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
EYEPAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY$2,500
FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC$2,500
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
NASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC)$2,500
PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC')$2,500
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$2,000
CMHA BLOCK & PAVER PAC CONCRETE MASONRY AND HARDSCAPES VALLEY DRIVE$2,000
CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC)$2,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$1,500
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,500
AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC$1,000
BMO FINANCIAL CORP GOOD GOVERNANCE FUND: FEDERAL (BMO PAC)$1,000
CUNA MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/TRUSTAGE PAC$1,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$1,000
INVESCO HOLDING COMPANY (US), INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
JSTREETPAC$1,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$1,000
NOMI HEALTH, INC. PAC$1,000
SYNOPSYS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNOPSYS PAC)$1,000
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC$1,000
VANTOR PARENT INC. PAC (VANTOR PAC)$1,000
VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC)$1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$500
UCA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$250
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$0
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL PAC$0

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.

Measured outcome: not established

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