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H.R. 5116 115th Congress House

Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the jurisdiction of courts of the United States and of the States over certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2018 See on congress.gov
Law Foreign and international corporationsGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesJurisdiction and venueSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
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Feb 27, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2018

This bill authorizes federal and state courts to exercise jurisdiction over certain foreign entities that conduct commercial activities in the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6001 Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 14, 2018
Barletta, Lou
· Mar 8, 2018
Gallagher, Mike
· Mar 6, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5116: Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5116/
MLA
"H.R. 5116: Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5116/.
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H.R. 5116, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5116/.
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