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H.R. 6329 117th Congress House

National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021

Official title: To require reviews of United States investment in foreign countries that may threaten national critical capabilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 20, 2021 Introduced by: Rosa L. DeLauro Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Advisory bodiesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCorporate finance and management
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 20, 2021
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 Latest action December 20, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021

This bill establishes the Committee on National Critical Capabilities to review certain transactions by U.S. businesses, including those transactions that could result in an unacceptable risk to national critical capabilities. Further, the bill authorizes the President to suspend or prohibit transactions that pose an unacceptable risk to national critical capabilities.

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  • S 1854 Identical bill National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 2
Demings, Val
· Jul 28, 2022
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 25, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 25, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 11, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Dec 20, 2021
Pascrell, Bill
· Dec 20, 2021
 R
Spartz, Victoria
Indiana · Dec 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6329: National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6329/
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"H.R. 6329: National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6329/.
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H.R. 6329, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6329/.
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