Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 22, 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.
What just happenedMar 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 22, 2019
- Mar 4, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee - Jan 22, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 22, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House