HR 7193
110th Congress
House
International Affairs
American investments
Bribery
Business ethics
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Embezzlement
Employee rights
Expropriation
Extortion
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign trade promotion
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Government ethics
Government publicity
Human rights
To require a report on business and investment climates in foreign countries, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 27, 2008
Introduced by:
Sherman, Brad
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 27, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) report annually to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding each foreign country in which acts of unfair business and investment practices have resulted in poor business and investment climates; and (2) establish a system to inform the U.S. business and investing communities of such conditions.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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