United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 702 (116th)
Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019
Introduced
22 January 2019
Last action
4 March 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Sponsors
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Jim Hagedorn, Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
16 January 2025
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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Timeline
22 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Jim Hagedorn · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
- related to ← Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2018
Sources
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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
- us · 116-hr-702 · source updated 16 January 2025