H.R. 8411 118th Congress House

Defending American Property Abroad Act

Official title: To establish prohibitions with respect to vessels loaded or previously held at ports, harbors, or marine terminals in certain Western Hemisphere countries and with respect to which land owned, held, or controlled directly or indirectly by United States persons that is necessary to access the ports, harbors, marine terminals, or relevant port infrastructure has been nationalized, forcibly limited, or expropriated by the governments of such countries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2024 Introduced by: August Pfluger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Became law

Dec 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

May 16, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

May 15, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

May 15, 2024

Introduced in House

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Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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Committees of jurisdiction 6

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
House of Representatives
Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 29

Self, Keith

Texas · Sep 25, 2024

Costa, Jim

California · Sep 23, 2024

Cline, Ben

Virginia · Sep 3, 2024

Edwards, Chuck

North Carolina · Aug 2, 2024

Hunt, Wesley

Texas · Aug 2, 2024

LaLota, Nick

New York · Aug 2, 2024

Van Duyne, Beth

Texas · Aug 2, 2024

Bean, Aaron

Florida · Jul 25, 2024

Crenshaw, Dan

Texas · Jul 24, 2024

Van Drew, Jefferson

New Jersey · Jul 24, 2024

Gooden, Lance

Texas · Jul 23, 2024

Obernolte, Jay

California · Jul 8, 2024

Rogers, Mike D.

Alabama · Jul 8, 2024

Rutherford, John H.

Florida · Jul 2, 2024

Brownley, Julia

California · Jun 28, 2024

Kean, Thomas H.

New Jersey · Jun 26, 2024

Rouzer, David

North Carolina · Jun 26, 2024

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · Jun 7, 2024

Panetta, Jimmy

California · Jun 7, 2024

Weber, Randy K. Sr.

Texas · Jun 7, 2024

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · May 15, 2024

Carbajal, Salud O.

California · May 15, 2024

Florida · May 15, 2024

Moore, Barry

Alabama · May 15, 2024

Palmer, Gary J.

Alabama · May 15, 2024

Sewell, Terri A.

Alabama · May 15, 2024

Strong, Dale W.

Alabama · May 15, 2024

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8411: Defending American Property Abroad Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8411/

MLA

"H.R. 8411: Defending American Property Abroad Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8411/.

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H.R. 8411, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8411/.

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