HR 1202
111th Congress
House
International Affairs
Business ethics
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Crimes against property
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Free trade and trade barriers
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Human rights
Intellectual property
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Property rights
Rule of law and government transparency
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments
To require a report on business and investment climates in foreign countries, and for other purposes.
Introduced: February 25, 2009
Introduced by:
Sherman, Brad
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 25, 2009
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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