United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4887 (117th)
To amend section 1603 of title 28, United States Code, to except the People's Republic of China as a defined foreign state.
Introduced
30 July 2021
Last action
1 November 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Dusty Johnson
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
This bill excludes Chinese entities from foreign sovereign immunity and therefore subjects them to the jurisdiction of courts in the United States.
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Timeline
30 July 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 July 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 July 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 July 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 30 July 2021
Sponsors
- Dusty Johnson · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Countering Communist China Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4887
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4887
- us · 117-hr-4887 · source updated 3 January 2025