Search Results for keywords:"foreign investment"

Search Results: keywords:"foreign investment"

H. R. 8394 — To restrict the Chinese Government from accessing United States capital markets and exchanges if it fails to comply with international laws relating to finance, trade, and commerce.
May 14, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:876
H. R. 8394 aims to limit the Chinese government's ability to access U.S. capital markets and exchanges if it fails to adhere to international laws on finance, trade, and commerce. The bill requires the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to block Chinese investments if China is non-compliant with...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 8394 is a rule that says if China doesn't play fair with money and trading rules, the United States can stop them from using American money places like banks and markets. This is to make sure everyone is following the same rules when dealing with money.
H. R. 7220 — To establish in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security an EB–5 Regional Center Program Advisory Committee.
February 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,021
H. R. 7220 proposes the creation of an EB-5 Regional Center Program Advisory Committee within the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security. This committee will provide recommendations and reports to improve the EB-5 Regional Center...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7220 wants to set up a special group of people to give advice on how to make a program that helps foreigners invest in the U.S. better. They won't get paid, just share ideas to create more jobs by working with people from different parts of the country.
H. R. 5409 — To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to determine whether a national security review is needed for reportable agricultural land transactions referred by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
December 19, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:796
H. R. 5409, titled the "Safeguarding American Farms from Foreign Influence Act," proposes changes to the Defense Production Act of 1950. This bill mandates the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to evaluate certain agricultural land transactions to decide if...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 5409 is a bill that wants to make sure foreign buyers don't buy American farms in a way that might hurt the country's safety, by making a special group check if these kinds of purchases are safe.
H. R. 9456 — An Act To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to foreign investments in United States agriculture, and for other purposes.
September 12, 2024
Status:Received in Senate
Congress:118
Words:612
H.R. 9456 is a proposed law aimed at protecting American agriculture from foreign influences by amending the Defense Production Act of 1950. The bill includes the Secretary of Agriculture in the Committee on Foreign Investment for transactions involving agricultural land,...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9456 is about keeping American farms safe from being controlled by other countries. It changes some rules to make sure when people from certain countries, like China or Russia, want to buy farmland, we check it out to be sure everything is okay.
S. 5206 — To require a report on foreign investment in the pharmaceutical industry of the United States.
September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:598
S. 5206 directs the Federal Trade Commission to create an annual report on foreign investments in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. This report, to be prepared in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, will assess how these investments impact the domestic capacity to...
Simple Explanation
S. 5206 is like a homework assignment for a U.S. government group to check each year who from other countries is putting money into making medicines in America, and to see if this is good or bad for keeping important medicine parts and machines here or sending them far away. They will make a simple version of what they find to show everyone online.

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