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HR 1016 118th Congress House Immigration

Stop China’s IP Theft Act

Introduced: February 24, 2023 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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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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.

What's happening now February 14, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1016: Stop China’s IP Theft Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1016/
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"H.R. 1016: Stop China’s IP Theft Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1016/.
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H.R. 1016, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1016/.
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