Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.1610 Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007

Federal Register: Part II [31 CFR Part 800]

2008-11-23T00:00:00Z

FINSA was passed by Congress as H.R. 556, which adopted the language of S. 1610. Senate Report 11080, accompanying S. 1610, provides a useful history of the various bills leading to the enactment of FINSA. President Bush signed FINSA ...

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Nelson Mullins | Newsletters

2007-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Senate passed S.1610 to reform the process by which the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) reviewed foreign direct investment particularly scrutinizing state owned enterprises seeking to purchase U.S. companies or ...

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Nelson Mullins | Newsletters

2007-09-12T00:00:00Z

US Congressional Record Daily Digest 13 June 2007

2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

Measures Reported: S. 1610, 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 ...

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United States, Government & Public Sector, Congress Approves CFIUS ...

2007-07-25T00:00:00Z

On February 28, 2007, the House had passed its own CFIUS reform legislation (H.R. 556) and the Senate passed its own version on June 29, 2007 by unanimous consent (S. 1610). Because the differences between the two bills were minor, ...

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Exon-Florio Foreign Investment Provision: Comparison of H.R. 556 ...

2007-07-18T00:00:00Z

On June 13, 2007, Senator Dodd introduced S. 1610, the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007. On June 29, 2007, the Senate adopted S. 1610 in lieu of H.R. 556 by unanimous consent. On July 11, 2007, the House accepted the ...

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A Little Free-Trade Good News

2007-07-17T00:00:00Z

But this week, Congress passed a bill (S. 1610) that makes reasonable security reforms to the process of approving certain foreign acquisitions. The credit for moderating the tenor of this contentious debate goes to House Financial ...

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Foreign Investment, CFIUS

2007-07-16T00:00:00Z

Last week we noted the passage of S. 1610, the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007, and its goals of expediting federal approval of foreign investments in the United States when national security issues are raised. ...

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Exon-Florio Foreign Investment Provision: Comparison of HR 556 and ...

2007-07-12T00:00:00Z

On June 13, 2007, Senator Dodd introduced S. 1610, the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007. On June 29, 2007, the Senate adopted S. 1610 in lieu of HR 556 by unanimous consent. On July 11, 2007, the House accepted the ...

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China Waging Capitalist Warfare

2007-07-08T00:00:00Z

On June 29, the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (S. 1610) was passed by the Senate on a voice vote. The work of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, it would strengthen the Committee on Foreign ...

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House Work: CFIUS, FDA, and Student Loan Bills up for consideration

2007-07-07T00:00:00Z

(The companion bill in the Senate is S. 1610) The bill's followed the usual tortuous route through the capitol building, passed by the House, amended by substitution in the Senate, and now up again on the House side. ...

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House Work: CFIUS, FDA, and Student Loan Bills up for consideration

2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

Senate Voice Vote - HR 556: Foreign Investment

2007-07-02T00:00:00Z

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, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, plus a technical amendment.

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Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: S. 1610: An original bill to ...

2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

This bill has been added to a schedule of legislation to be considered for debate, or has been recommended by a committee to be considered. [This event matched these monitors: Active Legislation ]

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