US Congress House Bill 2167 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the President to impose visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that engage in certain forms of corruption, expropriation, or extortion to the detriment of a U.S. person or entity that has made an investment in a foreign country. Some of the actions subject to sanctions include (1) using state authority to extort payments from or intimidate such a U.S. investor, (2) expropriating the assets of a U.S. investor without just compensation, and (3) engaging in extortion or threatening force against a U.S. investor. The President shall report to Congress on sanctions imposed under this bill. The Department of State shall develop and report to Congress a strategy to coordinate U.S. government efforts to protect such U.S. investors from corruption.

Protecting United States Businesses Abroad Act

Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]
Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-04-10	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3240)
2019-04-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
2019-04-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
2019-04-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2167/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2167/BILLS-116hr2167ih.pdf