Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in U.S. and foreign investments

Bill Introduced: S.911 Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to establish an emergency transportation safety fund, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.887 A bill to repeal the violation of sovereign nations' laws and privacy matters

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to repeal the violation of sovereign nations' laws and privacy matters

Bill Introduced: H.R.1777 Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1771 North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2013

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To improve the enforcement of sanctions against the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1622 Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Small Business Act to ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1554 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.718 Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

A bill to create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1413 SelectUSA Authorization Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.938 United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013

2013-03-03T19:00:00Z

To strengthen the strategic alliance between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.432 Asia-South Pacific Trade Preferences Act

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

A bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.431 Nepal Trade Preferences Act

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

A bill to authorize preferential treatment for certain imports from Nepal, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.893 Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Accountability Act of 2013

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons who transfer to or acquire from Iran, North Korea, or Syria certain goods, services, or technology that contribute to the proliferation activities of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.872 Free Trade With Cuba Act

2013-02-26T19:00:00Z

To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.76 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

2013-02-14T19:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Bill Introduced: S.329 Sustainable Energy Act

2013-02-13T19:00:00Z

A bill to eliminate certain fuel subsidies and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax incentives.

Bill Introduced: S.189 StartUp Visa Act of 2013

2013-01-29T19:00:00Z

A bill to establish an employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.R.419 Taiwan Policy Act of 2013

2013-01-24T19:00:00Z

To strengthen and clarify the commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan, as codified in the Taiwan Relations Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.221 Stop Mergers, Acquisitions, and Risky Takeovers Supplied by American Labor and Entrepreneurship Act of 2013

2013-01-13T19:00:00Z

To require reports on the acquisitions by certain foreign persons of companies that have received American taxpayer research and development funding, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.214 Cuba Reconciliation Act

2013-01-03T19:00:00Z

To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: H.R.6156 Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012

2012-12-13T19:00:00Z

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes.

December 13, 2012: Became Public Law No: 112-208.