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HR 2466 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Crimes against property Trade secrets and economic espionage

Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013

Introduced: June 20, 2013 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jun 20, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 20, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013 - Amends the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 to authorize any person who suffers injury by reason of a violation of prohibitions against the theft of trade secrets to maintain a civil action against the violator for appropriate compensatory damages and injunctive or other equitable relief.

Prohibits such an action unless it is begun within two years of the date of the act complained of or the date of the discovery of the damage.

Declares that the phrase "without authorization" in such Act's prohibitions shall not mean independent derivation or working backwards from a lawfully obtained known product or service to divine the process which aided its development or manufacture.

What's happening now July 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2466: Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2466/
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"H.R. 2466: Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2466/.
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H.R. 2466, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2466/.
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