Bill Information for hr7510-119

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Long Title

To prohibit certain foreign governments from acquiring intellectual property rights of research conducted by United States universities, faculty, staff, or students, and for other purposes.

Short Title

Preventing Research Ownership Transfer to External Competitive Threats (PROTECT) Act of 2026

Vote Information

Status: REFERRED as of 2026-02-11 00:00:00.

Sponsor: This bill was sponsored by Troy E. Nehls (R-TX).

Party line votes are determined based on this being a R-sponsored piece of legislation. See here for information on how party line votes are determined.

Vote count: There were 0 roll call votes on this bill in total.