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Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2368| Senate 
| Updated: 7/21/2025
Bill Hagerty

Bill Hagerty

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (11)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Angela D. Alsobrooks (Democratic)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill seeks to protect the property of United States persons from nationalization or expropriation by foreign governments. It requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretaries of Treasury and State, to identify and designate specific foreign ports as "prohibited property." These designations apply to ports in Western Hemisphere countries with free trade agreements with the U.S., where land owned or controlled by a U.S. person has been nationalized, expropriated, or had contracts repudiated by the foreign government since January 1, 2024. Once a port is designated as prohibited property , the President must prohibit any vessel loaded or previously held at that location from engaging in various activities in the United States. These restrictions include importing or releasing goods, docking passenger vessels, releasing passengers, or receiving any servicing or maintenance. Additionally, the bill amends Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to expand the definition of "unreasonable or discriminatory" acts to encompass foreign government actions against the assets of a United States person, such as expropriation, nationalization, arbitrary treatment, denial of due process, or discrimination based on nationality. This expansion enables the U.S. to initiate trade enforcement actions in response to these harmful practices.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5137
Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2024
Jul 21, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4577
Introduced in House
Jul 21, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jul 21, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5137
    Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2024


  • July 21, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4577
    Introduced in House


  • July 21, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 21, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4577: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025

Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2368| Senate 
| Updated: 7/21/2025
This bill seeks to protect the property of United States persons from nationalization or expropriation by foreign governments. It requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretaries of Treasury and State, to identify and designate specific foreign ports as "prohibited property." These designations apply to ports in Western Hemisphere countries with free trade agreements with the U.S., where land owned or controlled by a U.S. person has been nationalized, expropriated, or had contracts repudiated by the foreign government since January 1, 2024. Once a port is designated as prohibited property , the President must prohibit any vessel loaded or previously held at that location from engaging in various activities in the United States. These restrictions include importing or releasing goods, docking passenger vessels, releasing passengers, or receiving any servicing or maintenance. Additionally, the bill amends Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to expand the definition of "unreasonable or discriminatory" acts to encompass foreign government actions against the assets of a United States person, such as expropriation, nationalization, arbitrary treatment, denial of due process, or discrimination based on nationality. This expansion enables the U.S. to initiate trade enforcement actions in response to these harmful practices.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5137
Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2024
Jul 21, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-4577
Introduced in House
Jul 21, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jul 21, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5137
    Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2024


  • July 21, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-4577
    Introduced in House


  • July 21, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 21, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill Hagerty

Bill Hagerty

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (11)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Angela D. Alsobrooks (Democratic)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 119-4577: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted