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Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-702| House 
| Updated: 3/4/2019
K. Michael Conaway

K. Michael Conaway

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (4)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • January 22, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 4, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 116-704: Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
Foreign and international corporationsGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesJurisdiction and venueSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-702| House 
| Updated: 3/4/2019
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
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • January 22, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 4, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
K. Michael Conaway

K. Michael Conaway

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (4)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 116-704: Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign and international corporationsGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesJurisdiction and venueSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status