{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-1398","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 1398","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-03-07","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-09-11","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h413","question":"On Passage","title":"Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act","result":"Passed","yea":237,"nay":180,"present":0,"not_voting":14,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll413.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","date":"2024-09-16"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2024-09-11","question":"On Motion to Recommit","title":"Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act","result":"Failed","yea":203,"nay":214,"present":0,"not_voting":14,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll412.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-03-07","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill reestablishes an initiative related to China within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and outlines the goals and requirements for this initiative."},{"k":"p","t":"In 2022, DOJ ended a program named the China Initiative. This bill reestablishes and renames it the CCP Initiative to (1) counter nation-state threats to the United States; (2) curb spying by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions; (3) identify and prosecute individuals engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage; and (4) protect U.S. critical infrastructure from foreign threats."},{"k":"p","t":"DOJ must annually brief specified congressional committees on the progress and challenges of the initiative."},{"k":"p","t":"The initiative terminates six years after enactment of this bill."}],"words":129},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Establishes the CCP Initiative in the Department of Justice's National Security Division, sets its objectives, and requires annual reports to congressional committees for six years.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1398/text/eh#H38310574B1F54055A633CA9D8A2C9170"}]},"core_areas":["Department of Justice CCP Initiative on nation-state threats","Enforcement against trade secret theft, hacking and economic espionage","Annual reporting to congressional committees"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Establishes the CCP Initiative in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1398/text/eh#H38310574B1F54055A633CA9D8A2C9170"}},{"text":"Lists objectives that include countering nation-state threats, curbing spying by the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions, and prioritizing prosecution of trade secret theft, hacking and economic espionage.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1398/text/eh#H38310574B1F54055A633CA9D8A2C9170"}},{"text":"Directs the Initiative to investigate investments by Chinese companies on the Entity List or the People's Republic of China Military Companies list and report findings to the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Defense.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1398/text/eh#H38310574B1F54055A633CA9D8A2C9170"}},{"text":"Requires the Initiative to be separate from other Department of Justice nation-state threat initiatives, with its resources set aside solely for it.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1398/text/eh#H38310574B1F54055A633CA9D8A2C9170"}},{"text":"Requires the Attorney General to send an annual written report on the Initiative's progress and challenges to the Homeland Security and Judiciary committees of the Senate and House of Representatives.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1398/text/eh#H38310574B1F54055A633CA9D8A2C9170"}},{"text":"Provides that the Act takes effect on enactment and ceases to be in effect 6 years after that date.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1398/text/eh#H38310574B1F54055A633CA9D8A2C9170"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-09-11","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1398/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1398","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1398/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-1398.png","v":"68e60c4df62e","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1398, 118th Congress: Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024. House: 237 Yea, 180 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 11 Sep 2024."}}