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S. 2139 (116th)

American Business for American Companies Act of 2019

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Introduced

17 July 2019

Last action

17 July 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S4909-4911)

Sponsors

Rep. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL-20], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

10 January 2026

Defence

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Summary

American Business for American Companies Act of 2019 This bill prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract for the procurement of property or services (including a defense contract) to (1) any foreign incorporated entity determined to be an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity, or (2) any joint venture more than 10% of which is held by such an entity or subsidiary. An inverted domestic corporation is a company that was previously incorporated in the United States or was a partnership in the United States but is now incorporated in a foreign country despite (1) a majority of the company being owned by the owners of the former domestic entity, or (2) management of the company primarily occurring in the United States.

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Timeline

  1. 17 July 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S4909-4911)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 July 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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