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H.R. 3723 (104th): Economic Espionage Act of 1996

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The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (Pub.L. 104–294, 110 Stat. 3488, enacted October 11, 1996) was a 6 title Act of Congress dealing with a wide range of issues, including not only industrial espionage (e.g., the theft or misappropriation of a trade secret and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act), but the insanity defense, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, requirements for presentence investigation reports, and the United States Sentencing Commission reports regarding encryption or scrambling technology, and other technical and minor amendments.

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Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor Bill McCollum

Bill McCollum

Sponsor. Representative for Florida's 8th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Oct 2, 1996
Length: 26 pages
Introduced
Jun 26, 1996
104th Congress (1995–1996)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 11, 1996

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 11, 1996.

Law
Pub.L. 104-294
Cosponsors

2 Cosponsors (2 Democrats)

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History

Jun 26, 1996
 
Introduced

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Sep 11, 1996
 
Ordered Reported

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Sep 17, 1996
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

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Sep 18, 1996
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

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Sep 28, 1996
 
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made.

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Oct 2, 1996
 
Senate Agreed to Changes

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

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Oct 11, 1996
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 3723 (104th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3723. This is the one from the 104th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1995 to Oct 4, 1996. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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