Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019
United States116th CongressHR-702House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 4, 2019
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
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
House of Representatives
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