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H.R. 1398 – Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024

H.R. 1398 - Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024

Bill Text

Rules Committee Print 118-45 PDFXML

Showing the text of H.R. 1398, as ordered reported by the Committee on the Judiciary

Text of H.R. 1398 PDFXML

(as reported)

H. Rept. 118-641 PDF

Report from the Committee on the Judiciary to accompany H.R. 1398

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Monday, September 9, 2024.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1430:
Agreed to by a record vote of 209-206, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 193-189, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

 MANAGERS: Langworthy/McGovern

1. Structured rule for H.R. 1398. 

2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. 

4. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-45 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 

6. Makes in order only the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. 

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. 

8. Provides one motion to recommit.

9. Structured rule for H.R. 1425. 

10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. 

12. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-44 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 

14. Makes in order only the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. 

15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. 

16. Provides one motion to recommit. 

17. Structured rule for H.R. 1516. 

18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security or their respective designees. 

20. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security now printed in the bill pursuant to Part II of House Report 118-319, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118- 46 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

22. Makes in order only the amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. 

23. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. 

24. Provides one motion to recommit. 

25. Closed rule for H.R. 7980. 

26. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

27. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

28. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 

29. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. 

30. Provides one motion to recommit. 

31. Closed rule for H.R. 9456. 

32. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

33. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read. 

34. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. 

35. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees. 

36. Provides one motion to recommit. 

37. Closed rule for H.R. 9494.

38. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

39. Provides that the amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

40. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 

41. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. 

42. Provides one motion to recommit.

 

Amendments (click each header to sort table by that column)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratAmends bill report to include information about public and private sector cooperation.Made in Order
2Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratAmends bill report to include information about CCP’s financial intelligence capabilities.Made in Order
3Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratAdds provision requiring the DOJ CCP Initiative to specifically investigate Chinese-Iranian emerging partnerships.Submitted
4Version 1Fitzgerald (WI)RepublicanProhibits the issuance of a U.S. patent to any entity on certain national security-related sanctions lists (e.g. Entity List, 1260H List, Non-SDN CMIC, and FCC Section 2 List). Requires additional disclosure regarding state-affiliated research funding in application for patent. Identical to H.R. 5475 (118th Cong.).Submitted
5Version 1Molinaro (NY)RepublicanAdds to the annual report an assessment on the economic loss to the United States as a result of hacking and trade secret theft by the Chinese Communist Party.Made in Order
6Version 2Molinaro (NY)RepublicanRevised Adds to section 2 a requirement to identify intellectual property theft of small businesses by the Chinese Communist Party.Made in Order
7Version 1Tokuda (HI)DemocratRequires consultation with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, establishes that all civil rights and civil liberties protections under Federal law shall apply, and expands reporting requirements to include efforts to prevent racial profiling and discrimination and to engage with organizations and representatives of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.Submitted
8Version 1Tokuda (HI)DemocratStrikes subsection (f).Submitted
9Version 1Donalds (FL)RepublicanIncludes a report on national security risks on the progress of the space interests of the Chinese Communist Party including, satellites, space stations, lunar mineral acquisition, and lunar nuclear reactors.Submitted
10Version 1Donalds (FL)RepublicanIncludes an analysis of national security risks on CCP unmanned aircraft and associated elements in the national airspace system.Made in Order
11Version 2Case (HI)DemocratRevised Adds requirements for the report to include a review of how the policies, procedures and practices of the Initiative affect those of the DOJ's relating to the privacy and civil liberties of Chinese Americans and any recommendations to ensure that the privacy and civil liberties of Chinese Americans are sufficiently protected.Revised
12Version 2McClain (MI), Crenshaw (TX), Davis (NC)Bi-PartisanWithdrawn Prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars to support animal experimentation in the laboratories of adversarial nations.Withdrawn
13Version 1Obernolte (CA)RepublicanGrants explicit extraterritorial jurisdiction over civil claims for conduct involving trade secret theft occurring outside the United States and impacting U.S. commerce, including conduct by an offender who is (1) not a U.S. person or lawful U.S. resident, or (2) a foreign organization.Submitted
14Version 2Mills (FL)RepublicanLate Revised Requires the CCP Initiative to investigate investments made by Chinese companies and subsidiaries listed on the Bureau of Industry and Security's Entity List and the DOD's PRC Military Companies list.Made in Order
15Version 1Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)DemocratLate Directs the CCP Initiative to prioritize identifying and prosecuting those engaged in drug trafficking, including fentanyl trafficking, and requires the CCP Initiative to update Congress on these efforts in its annual report.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 266

Motion by Mr. Langworthy to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Austin Scott
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay