Stop Stealing our Chips Act
Latest action
2026-05-21 — Held at the desk.
Sponsor
Mike RoundsCosponsors
- Mark Warner · original
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Action history
- 2026-05-21 Held at the desk. · House floor actions
- 2026-05-21 Received in the House. · House floor actions
- 2026-05-21 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · Senate
- 2026-05-20 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2424-2426) · Senate
- 2026-05-20 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. · Library of Congress
- 2026-05-20 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2424-2426) · Senate
- 2026-05-20 Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. · Senate
- 2026-05-20 Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. · Library of Congress
- 2025-04-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. · Senate
- 2025-04-10 Introduced in Senate · Library of Congress
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Subjects
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Titles
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Display TitleStop Stealing our Chips Act
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Short Title(s) as Passed Senate · SenateStop Stealing our Chips Act
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Short Title(s) as IntroducedStop Stealing our Chips Act
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Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to establish a whistleblower incentive program and provide protections to whistleblowers.
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Summaries
Introduced in Senate · 2025-04-10
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.
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Vote history
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