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HR 6775 117th Congress House Law

Protecting American Business from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2022

Introduced: February 18, 2022 Introduced by: Hill, J. French Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting American Business from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2022

This bill requires specified companies and other entities associated with a foreign country to register an agent with the Department of Commerce for service of process (i.e., the legal process for notifying a defendant that legal action has been taken against them) in the United States.

Specifically, a corporation or other commercial entity conducting business in the United States must register an agent if the entity (1) is organized under the laws of, or has its principal place of business in, a foreign country; (2) has a majority of shares held by an individual or a group of individuals who reside in a foreign country; or (3) is owned by individuals or entities who reside in or are headquartered outside of the United States and the majority of the entity's earnings are derived from commerce outside of the United States.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 18, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6775: Protecting American Business from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6775/
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"H.R. 6775: Protecting American Business from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6775/.
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H.R. 6775, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6775/.
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