H.R. 2466: Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-20 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013

Plain summary

Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013 - Amends the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 to authorize any person who suffers injury by reason of a violation of prohibitions against the theft of trade secrets to maintain a civil action against the violator for appropriate compensatory damages and injunctive or other equitable relief. Prohibits such an action unless it is begun within two years of the date of the act complained of or the date of the discovery of the damage. Declares that the phrase "without authorization" in such Act's prohibitions shall not mean independent derivation or working backwards from a lawfully obtained known product or service to divine the process which aided its development or manufacture.

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Official text

Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2466.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2466 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113