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HR 8764 116th Congress House

Stop China’s IP Theft Act

Official title: To prohibit certain members of the Chinese Communist Party from entering the United States until such time as the Government of the People's Republic of China … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit certain members of the Chinese Communist Party from entering the United States until such time as the Government of the People's Republic of China ceases the theft of the intellectual property of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 17, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2020
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 Latest action November 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop China's IP Theft Act

This bill directs the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to deny entry into the United States to senior Chinese Communist Party officials, the spouses and children of such officials, members of the cabinet of the Chinese government, and active duty members of China's armed forces. This prohibition shall not apply in any year in which the Office of the Director of National Intelligence certifies to Congress that China's government has stopped sponsoring, funding, facilitating, and actively working to support efforts to infringe the intellectual property rights of U.S. citizens and companies.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Dec 9, 2020
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Dec 7, 2020
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Nov 17, 2020
Brooks, Mo
· Nov 17, 2020
Hice, Jody
· Nov 17, 2020
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2020
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Nov 17, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Nov 17, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8764/
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"H.R. 8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8764/.
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H.R. 8764, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8764/.
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[H.R. 8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8764/)
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