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H.R. 4327 117th Congress House

Protect American Trade Secrets Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to allow an owner of a trade secret redress of the theft of trade secrets extraterritorially, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 1, 2021 Introduced by: Jay Obernolte Republican · California See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Foreign and international corporationsJurisdiction and venueTrade secrets and economic espionage
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect American Trade Secrets Act of 2021

This bill explicitly grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over civil claims for conduct involving trade secret theft occurring outside the United States and impacting U.S. commerce, including conduct by an offender who is (1) not a U.S. person or lawful U.S. resident, or (2) a foreign organization.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jul 1, 2021
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 1, 2021
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Pfluger, August
Texas · Jul 1, 2021
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 1, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4327: Protect American Trade Secrets Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4327/
MLA
"H.R. 4327: Protect American Trade Secrets Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4327/.
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H.R. 4327, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4327/.
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[H.R. 4327: Protect American Trade Secrets Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4327/)
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