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HR 967 114th Congress House

Protecting America's Sovereignty Act

Official title: To prohibit the President from entering into a free trade agreement or investment treaty with a foreign country or countries if the agreement or treaty include… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the President from entering into a free trade agreement or investment treaty with a foreign country or countries if the agreement or treaty includes investor-state dispute settlement provisions.

Introduced: February 13, 2015 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
International Affairs Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationFree trade and trade barriersGovernment liabilityInternational organizations and cooperation
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Presidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSpecialized courtsTrade agreements and negotiationsU.S. and foreign investments
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 13, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting America's Sovereignty Act

Prohibits the President from entering into any free trade agreement or investment treaty with a foreign country or countries that grants foreign investors the right to access an international tribunal to seek cash damages from or injunctive relief against the U.S. government if such investors believe that U.S. actions are in breach of rights conferred on foreign investors in the agreement or treaty.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 13, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 967: Protecting America's Sovereignty Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-967/
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"H.R. 967: Protecting America's Sovereignty Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-967/.
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H.R. 967, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-967/.
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