United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 702 (116th)
Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019
Introduced
22 January 2019
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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Summary
Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019 This bill eliminates immunity from suit in U.S. courts for certain foreign entities, and their corporate affiliates, that are state-owned or state-controlled. Specifically, the bill provides for jurisdiction in U.S. courts over foreign entities that (1) conduct commercial activity in the United States, and (2) are incorporated in a foreign state in which state-owned or state-controlled entities commonly engage in commercial activity.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 January 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 January 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 January 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/702
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/702