118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 844: Protect American Trade Secrets Act of 2023
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Summary
Protect American Trade Secrets Act of 2023
This bill explicitly grants 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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Eric Crawford R-AROriginal
- August Pfluger R-TXOriginal
- W. Steube R-FLOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the House by Jay Obernolte.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


