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HR 5103 113th Congress House

Chinese Communist Economic Espionage Sanctions Act

Official title: To impose sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprises and any person who is a member of the board of directors, an executive officer, or a senior official of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To impose sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprises and any person who is a member of the board of directors, an executive officer, or a senior official of a Chinese state-owned enterprise for benefitting from cyber and economic espionage against the United States.

Introduced: July 14, 2014 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AsiaBank accounts, deposits, capitalChinaComputer security and identity theft
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 2, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 14, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 14, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 2, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chinese Communist Economic Espionage Sanctions Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Chinese Communist Party and the government of China should be condemned for conducting cyber and economic espionage against the United States.

Directs the President to prohibit transactions in property and property interests of a covered Chinese state-owned enterprise or a person who is a member of the board of directors, an executive officer, or a senior official of a covered Chinese state-owned enterprise if such property and property interests are in the United States, come within the United States, or are within the possession or control of a U.S. person.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to require each financial institution that is a U.S. person and has within its possession or control such assets that are in the United States to certify to the Secretary that the financial institution has frozen these assets.

Makes an alien who is a member of the board of directors, an executive officer, or a senior official of a covered Chinese state-owned enterprise ineligible for U.S. admission.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5103: Chinese Communist Economic Espionage Sanctions Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5103/
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"H.R. 5103: Chinese Communist Economic Espionage Sanctions Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5103/.
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H.R. 5103, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5103/.
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