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Stop Stealing our Chips Act

Introduced: April 10, 2025 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 21, 2026
Received in the House.
May 21, 2026
Held at the desk.
May 20, 2026
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2424-2426)
May 20, 2026
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 20, 2026
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2424-2426)
May 20, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
 Amendments to this bill 1

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 5,445 Rounds, Mike In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to May 20, 2026
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Stop Stealing our Chips Act

This bill creates a whistleblower incentive program and establishes whistleblower protections for individuals who provide information to the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) related to violations of U.S. export control laws. 

Currently, BIS administers and enforces controls on the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. These export controls are implemented primarily under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) through the Export Administration Regulations.

Under the bill, BIS must establish a whistleblower incentive program to reward individuals who voluntarily report original information that results in BIS imposing fines under ECRA on persons that violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of ECRA or any related regulation, order, license, or authorization.

Additionally, BIS must establish a secure online portal for whistleblowers to report violations of ECRA. The bill outlines requirements for BIS to review, investigate, and provide status updates related to these reports.

The bill authorizes BIS to pay an award to any whistleblower who voluntarily reported original information that led to the imposition of a fine under ECRA. The bill establishes the Export Compliance Accountability Fund for paying these awards and funding related activities.

The bill also sets forth whistleblower protections by (1) prohibiting retaliation against individuals who act as whistleblowers, and (2) establishing confidentiality requirements.

What's happening now May 21, 2026

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6322 Related bill Stop Stealing our Chips Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • INTEL CORPORATION
    for INTEL CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION
    for THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • FDD ACTION
    for FDD ACTION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • INTEL CORPORATION
    for INTEL CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
    for LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · North Carolina · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • INTEL CORPORATION
    for INTEL CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Apr 10, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1473: Stop Stealing our Chips Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1473/
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"S. 1473: Stop Stealing our Chips Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1473/.
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S. 1473, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1473/.
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