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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Stopping Foreign Businesses Sanctuary Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates immunity from suit in U.S. courts for certain foreign entities,&nbsp;and their corporate affiliates, that are state-owned or state-controlled. Specifically, the bill provides for jurisdiction in U.S. courts over foreign entities that (1) conduct commercial activity in the United States, and (2) are incorporated in&nbsp;a foreign state in which state-owned or state-controlled entities commonly engage in commercial activity. </p>]]></text>
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