H.R.556 - National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007

To ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)

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  • Official: To ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 as enacted.

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10/01/07
United States: Newly Passed Bill H...

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

Source: Mondaq News Alerts (subcription), UK
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09/06/07
US Senate Takes Up CFIUS Reform Le...

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

Source: Mondaq News Alerts (subcription), UK
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09/05/07
Exon-Florio Amendment Now US Law

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...

Source: Law.com (subscription), CA
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08/14/07
Man arrested at town pool

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

Source: Hudson Reporter, NJ
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08/03/07
Stopping the New Chinese "Hoard" F...

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

Source: AmericanEconomicAlert.org, DC
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07/24/07
Congress Approves CFIUS Reform Leg...

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, 20...

Source: Mondaq News Alerts (subcription), UK
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07/10/07
Blunt CFIUS Reform Bill Earns Wide...

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

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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06/28/07
Senate Votes to Overhaul Security ...

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

Source: Congressional Quarterly, DC
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03/03/07
GAO Report:: Uncoordinted Federal ...

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

Source: AmericanEconomicAlert.org, DC
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03/03/07
How Texans voted in DC

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

Source: Houston Chronicle, TX
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06/18/09
Weekend Brief June Week III | "no ...

The firm that houses two of the three former Senate majority leaders who proposed a comprehensive health care compromise bill on Wednesda...

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01/15/09
H.R.556: Southern Sea Otter Recove...

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11/22/08
Federal Register: Part II [31 CFR ...

FINSA was passed by Congress as H.R. 556, which adopted the language of S. 1610. Senate Report 11080, accompanying S. 1610, provides a us...

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10/13/08
Gambling Act Training

Gambling Enforcement Act (HR 556) to ... transactions and take action against acquiring banks when they are not ... Problem Gambling Trea...

Source: Elaine
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09/27/08
Financial Services

I. 107. TH. CONGRESS. 1. ST. S. ESSION. HR 556. To prevent the use of certain bank instruments for unlawful Internet. gambling, and for o...

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09/06/08
Internet Gambling Business Opportu...

Gambling Enforcement Act (HR 556) to further limit opportunities for. 16 ... In addition, the Travel Act and the Illegal Gambling Busines...

Source: Elisha
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07/25/08
The Dean's Office: Anyone? Bueller?

Foreign Investment and National Security Act - H.R. 556 This bill strengthens national security by reforming the interagency Committee on...

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05/08/08
The Exon-Florio National Security ...

In the first session of the 110th Congress, Congresswoman Maloney introduced HR 556, the National Security Foreign Investment Reform and ...

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05/06/08
VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLAS...

Stump) ("H.R. 556 codifies current VA policy regarding agent orange compensation by establishing in statute a presumption of service-conn...

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05/02/08
Department Of The Treasury

... press release] Monday designed to implement the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 [PDF text; HR 556 materials] Tre...

Source: Parala61
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