Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.556 National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007

United States: Newly Passed Bill Heightens Scrutiny Of Foreign ...

2007-10-01T20:00:00Z

In late February 2007, the US House of Representatives agreed to the new standards by passing HR 556. The Senate passed its version in June and, ...

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US Senate Takes Up CFIUS Reform Legislation Expected To Impact ...

2007-09-06T20:00:00Z

In late February, the US House of Representatives passed HR 556, a bill that would substantially change the way that the federal government assesses ...

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Exon-Florio Amendment Now US Law

2007-09-05T20:00:00Z

The Senate passed an amended version of HR 556 on June 29, and the House followed on July 11. The final version makes significant changes that should be ...

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Man arrested at town pool

2007-08-14T20:00:00Z

HR 556, The Foreign Investment and Security Act, will ensure that foreign investments receive the necessary scrutiny so that our country remains secure. ...

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Stopping the New Chinese "Hoard" From Dominating the World

2007-08-03T20:00:00Z

On July 26, President George W. Bush signed the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (HR 556). The legislation strengthens the Committee on ...

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Congress Approves CFIUS Reform Legislation Clearing The Way For ...

2007-07-24T20:00:00Z

On February 28, 2007, the House had passed its own CFIUS reform legislation (HR 556) and the Senate passed its own version on June 29, 2007 by unanimous ...

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Blunt CFIUS Reform Bill Earns Wide Margin in House, on to President

2007-07-10T20:00:00Z

HR 556, the National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act: -- Increases scrutiny for all acquisitions involving foreign ...

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Senate Votes to Overhaul Security Reviews of Foreign Investments

2007-06-28T20:00:00Z

The Senate passed the bill ( HR 556 ) after substituting the text of its own version ( S 1610 ) — essentially the measure approved May 16 by the Banking, ...

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GAO Report:: Uncoordinted Federal Technology Policies Put Nation ...

2007-03-03T19:00:00Z

A significant step was taken on February 28 when the House passed a CFIUS reform bill (HR 556) that tightened oversight. But the measure had been weakened ...

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How Texans voted in DC

2007-03-03T19:00:00Z

The bill (HR 556) intensifies oversight by the government's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, requires CFIUS to regularly file public ...

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Toward transparency

2007-03-02T19:00:00Z

... gotten an amendment included in the ponderously named National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007 (HR 556). ...

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US Deprives Terrorism of the

2007-03-01T19:00:00Z

HR 556 imposes special controls on all investment deals that could result in American companies, particularly those in "strategic sectors of the economy," ...

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Boustany supports tougher oversight on foreign investment

2007-02-27T19:00:00Z

The National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007 (HR 556) strengthens the Committee on Foreign Investments in the ...

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National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened ...

2007-02-21T19:00:00Z

HR 556 would amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to establish in law the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). ...

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USA : Chamber supports House Bill on CFIUS reform

2007-02-13T19:00:00Z

The US Chamber of Commerce applauded the House Financial Services Committee for reporting out HR 556, the National Security Foreign Investment Reform and ...

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SUBJECT: COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, ONE ...

2007-02-07T19:00:00Z

Mr. Chairman, the key issues we faced transcend the Dubai Port World deal, or CFIUS. HR 556 meets our challenges by advancing three important objectives. ...

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