HR 6775 United States House · 117th Congress

Protecting American Business from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2022

Summary
Protecting American Business from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2022 This bill requires specified companies and other entities associated with a foreign country to register an agent with the Department of Commerce for service of process (i.e., the legal process for notifying a defendant that legal action has been taken against them) in the United States. Specifically, a corporation or other commercial entity conducting business in the United States must register an agent if the entity (1) is organized under the laws of, or has its principal place of business in, a foreign country; (2) has a majority of shares held by an individual or a group of individuals who reside in a foreign country; or (3) is owned by individuals or entities who reside in or are headquartered outside of the United States and the majority of the entity's earnings are derived from commerce outside of the United States.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
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President
Introduced Feb 18, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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