CCP Businesses Registered Agent Act

Summary

CCP Businesses Registered Agent Act This bill requires specified companies and other entities associated with China 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 owned by officers, members, or affiliates of the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army of China, or any governmental organ of China; (2) has a majority of shares held by individuals or a group associated with China; (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 associated with China; or (4) is organized under the laws of, or has its principal place of business in, China.

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Timeline

1. 3 August 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 August 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 August 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 November 2022

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 3 August 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 August 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 August 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 August 2021

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Sponsors

• Julia Letlow · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Countering Communist China Act