HR 6322
Cleared committee
Creates a reward program that pays whistleblowers 10 to 30 percent of collected fines over $1,000,000 for reporting export control violations, such as diversion of advanced AI chips to adversary countries, and bars employers from retaliating against them.
Official title: Stop Stealing our Chips Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
28-NOV-2025
Referred
28-NOV-2025
Approved by committee
22-APR-2026
- Requires the Commerce Department to set up a secure public reporting portal within 120 days and to accept anonymous reports, including through an attorney.
- Sets awards at 10 to 30 percent of the amount collected from fines above $1,000,000, with the Secretary weighing accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and usefulness.
- Bars employers from firing, demoting, or harassing employees for reporting violations, with double back pay and litigation costs for those who prevail in court.
- Creates an Export Compliance Accountability Fund in the Treasury to pay awards and fund the program, with fines collected in qualifying cases deposited into it.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in House, 28-NOV-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Foreign Affairs Committee (House)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
■ 6 R■ 6 D
6 Republicans
6 Democrats