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To eliminate the period of limitations for certain offenses, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill eliminates the statute of limitations for certain espionage-related offenses, allowing prosecutors to bring charges at any time without regard to how much time has passed since the alleged offense. Specifically, the bill removes time limitations for indictments or informations related to violations of federal statutes covering foreign agent activities, gathering or transmitting defense information, and unlawfully procuring citizenship or naturalization when done to facilitate foreign agent activities. The bill creates a new provision in federal law stating that indictments may be brought at any time without limitation for these specified offenses and conspiracies to commit them. A conforming amendment updates the Internal Security Act of 1950 to reflect the changed espionage statutes.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jul 9, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Strengthening Prosecution Integrity for Espionage Statutes Act” or the “SPIES Act”.
SEC. 2. OFFENSES INVOLVING ESPIONAGE, PROCUREMENT OF CITIZENSHIP OR 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. Espionage offenses “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 section 794 or a conspiracy to violate such section; or
“(3) a violation of section 1425, if the offense was 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.S.C. 792 note; 64 Stat. 1005) is amended by striking “, 793, or 794” and inserting “or 793”. <all>
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