House Bill 702
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 22, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
702
Congress
116
Policy Area
Law
Law
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
January 22, 2019
03/04/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
01/22/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
01/22/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 2:32:41 PM