H.R. 9789

Summary

H.R. 9789, the Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jul 20, 2026 by Rep. John Moolenaar (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jul 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 9789 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 9789 IH: Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-20
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9789  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 20, 2026   Mr. Moolenaar  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend section 1839 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality for purposes of the prohibition on economic espionage under such section.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026  .
2.
Providing that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality
Section 1839(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking  is substantially owned, controlled, sponsored, commanded, managed, or dominated by a foreign government;  and inserting the following:
is—
(A)
substantially owned, controlled, sponsored, commanded, managed, or dominated by a foreign government; or
(B)
domiciled in a covered nation, as defined in section 4872 of title 10;
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To amend section 1839 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality for purposes of the prohibition on economic espionage under such section.

Sponsors

Rep. John Moolenaar (R) sponsors H.R. 9789, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

John Moolenaar

Rep. · R–MI-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 20, 2026

Lauren Boebert

Rep. · R–CO-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 3, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 9789 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jul 20, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9789 has taken 2 actions since Jul 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9789 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 9789.

S 5024Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026Jul 16, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 9789 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend section 1839 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality for purposes of the prohibition on economic espionage under such section. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9789 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9789’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9789, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 118 (Monday, July 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOOLENAAR:H.R. 9789.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution''[Page H4682]

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