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HR 6606 118th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Trade secrets and economic espionage

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the statement of policy.

Introduced: December 5, 2023 Introduced by: Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman Republican · American Samoa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 9, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 9, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5084)
Sep 9, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5084)
Sep 9, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6606.
Sep 9, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5084-5085)
Sep 9, 2024
Mrs. Radewagen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 13, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
Dec 13, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 5, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises the statement of U.S. policy regarding export controls to include protecting trade secrets.

Specifically, the bill revises the statement of policy of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to include protecting the trade secrets of the United States, its people, and its industrial base related to items subject to export control or when the subject of foreign economic espionage.

What's happening now September 10, 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6606: To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the statement of policy.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6606/
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"H.R. 6606: To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the statement of policy.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6606/.
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H.R. 6606, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6606/.
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[H.R. 6606: To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the statement of policy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6606/)
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