H.R. 9143 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Foreign Adversary Patent Disclosure Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2026-06-04
Latest action (2026-06-04): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 9143 does, in plain terms
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To protect U.S. national security and economic competitiveness by requiring patent applicants to disclose any financial or collaborative ties to the People's Republic of China or other foreign adversaries, so that the USPTO can assess and potentially restrict patents that might enable foreign adversaries.
Bipartisan rationale: Democratic priorities: Protects scientific openness by limiting the definition of 'covered foreign adversary' to clear national security threats (initially just four countries) and requiring 'clear and convincing evidence' before any action; excludes design and plant patents that often cover agriculture and consumer goods where foreign cooperatives produce legitimate innovation. Republican priorities: Strengthens U.S. competitiveness by preventing foreign adversaries from exploiting U.S. patents for economic espionage; imposes penalties for willful non-disclosure and provides for unenforceability of patents, mirroring common GOP calls for IP enforcement; includes a mandatory sunset and cost constraint through user fees.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 Amendment V Amendment X Article II, Section 2
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