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H.R. 5806 117th Congress House

Exposing China’s Belt and Road Investment in America Act of 2021

Official title: To require the review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States of greenfield investments by the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: November 1, 2021 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance AsiaChinaCorporate finance and managementForeign and international corporations
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Nov 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Nov 1, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Nov 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Exposing China's Belt and Road Investment in America Act of 2021

This bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review certain investments made by China in the United States.

Specifically, the committee must review any investment by a foreign person that (1) involves the acquisition of real estate in the United States and the establishment of a U.S. business on such real estate, and (2) could result in direct or indirect control of that U.S. business by China. A party to any such investment must submit to the committee a declaration containing basic information regarding the transaction.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5806: Exposing China’s Belt and Road Investment in America Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5806/
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"H.R. 5806: Exposing China’s Belt and Road Investment in America Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5806/.
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