HR 702
116th Congress
House
Law
Foreign and international corporations
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Jurisdiction and venue
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019
Introduced: January 22, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jan 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019
This bill eliminates immunity from suit in U.S. courts for certain foreign entities, and their corporate affiliates, that are state-owned or state-controlled. Specifically, the bill provides for jurisdiction in U.S. courts over foreign entities that (1) conduct commercial activity in the United States, and (2) are incorporated in a foreign state in which state-owned or state-controlled entities commonly engage in commercial activity.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Committees of jurisdiction
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