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H.R. 5440 118th Congress House

Protecting Americans from Foreign Commercial Spyware Act

Official title: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance to foreign governments that engage in the use of foreign commercial spyware to target United States persons, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 2023 Introduced by: James A. Himes Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
International Affairs
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 13, 2023
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 Latest action September 13, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Americans from Foreign Commercial Spyware Act

This bill prohibits provision of U.S. foreign assistance, except for military assistance, to countries that use foreign commercial spyware to target U.S. persons. If the President certifies to Congress that extraordinary circumstances or national security priorities exist warranting the provision of foreign aid to that country, such prohibition may be waived.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 4
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Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Jul 8, 2024
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 11, 2023
Spanberger, Abigail
· Oct 11, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 3, 2023
Wenstrup, Brad
· Oct 2, 2023
Peltola, Mary
· Sep 21, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 18, 2023
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 14, 2023
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Sep 13, 2023
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 13, 2023
Stewart, Chris
· Sep 13, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5440: Protecting Americans from Foreign Commercial Spyware Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5440/
MLA
"H.R. 5440: Protecting Americans from Foreign Commercial Spyware Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5440/.
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H.R. 5440, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5440/.
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