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HR 4327 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Foreign and international corporations Jurisdiction and venue Trade secrets and economic espionage

Protect American Trade Secrets Act of 2021

Introduced: July 1, 2021 Introduced by: Obernolte, Jay Republican · California See on congress.gov
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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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced in House
 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.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4