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SPIES Act

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Introduced:
Jul 9, 2025
Policy Area:
Crime and Law Enforcement

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Jul 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Jul 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 10000
Jul 9, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

Jul 9, 2025

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Length: 2,086 characters Version: Introduced in Senate Version Date: Jul 9, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:12 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2227 Introduced in Senate

(IS) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2227

To eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for
other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 9, 2025

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Lankford) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Prosecution Integrity
for Espionage Statutes Act'' or the ``SPIES Act''.
SEC. 2.
NATURALIZATION UNLAWFULLY, OR HARBORING OR CONCEALING
PERSONS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``
Sec. 3302.
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an indictment may be
found or an information may be instituted at any time without
limitation for--
``

(1) a violation of
section 951 or a conspiracy to violate such section; `` (2) a violation of
such section;
``

(2) a violation of
section 794 or a conspiracy to violate such section; or `` (3) a violation of
such section; or
``

(3) a violation of
section 1425, if the offense was committed to facilitate a violation of
committed to facilitate a violation of
section 951.

(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 213 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``3302. Espionage offenses.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--
Section 19 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (18 U.
of 1950 (18 U.S.C. 792 note; 64 Stat. 1005) is amended by striking ``,
793, or 794'' and inserting ``or 793''.
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