Rick Scott (R-FL)
Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill establishes the CCP Initiative within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice. The program is designed to counter nation-state threats and curb spying on United States intellectual property and academic institutions. It aims to develop enforcement strategies for nontraditional collectors and implement amendments regarding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The initiative prioritizes prosecuting trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage, while also protecting critical infrastructure. Additionally, the program will investigate investments made by specific Chinese companies. The Act includes a sunset provision that ends its effect six years after enactment.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +7
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
The bill targets hacking and economic espionage to protect national security.
- Scored +6
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill prioritizes identifying and prosecuting theft of intellectual property from small businesses.
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill provides protections for businesses against intellectual property theft and economic espionage.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of Intellectual Property and Academic Institutions: The initiative aims to curb spying by the Chinese Communist Party on United States intellectual property and academic institutions (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Defense of Small Businesses: The program prioritizes identifying Chinese Communist Party theft of intellectual property from small businesses (Section 2(a)(6)(C)).
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Protection of Critical Infrastructure: The bill prioritizes protecting critical infrastructure in the United States against threats from foreign direct investment and supply chain compromises (Section 2(a)(6)(B)).
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Prosecution of Economic Crimes: The initiative focuses on identifying and prosecuting those engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage (Section 2(a)(6)(A)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens for individuals or groups are explicitly detailed within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill targets hacking and economic espionage to protect national security.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill prioritizes identifying and prosecuting theft of intellectual property from small businesses.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill provides protections for businesses against intellectual property theft and economic espionage.
- Education And Technology
- Does this make patent and copyright rules fairer? — The bill seeks to curb spying on and theft of United States intellectual property.
- 5/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/20/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Ashley MoodyRepublican · Florida