HR 6235
116th Congress
House
International Affairs
Congressional oversight
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign property
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Telephone and wireless communication
Trade restrictions
Trade secrets and economic espionage
War and emergency powers
NETWORKS Act
Introduced: March 12, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Neutralizing Emerging Threats from Wireless OEMs Receiving direction from Kleptocracies and Surveillance states Act or the NETWORKS Act
This bill requires the President to block and prohibit significant transactions and interests in property of a foreign individual or entity that (1) produces fifth- or future-generation telecommunications technology; and (2) engages in economic or industrial espionage, or other related illicit activities, involving trade secrets or proprietary information owned by a U.S. individual or entity.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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