3.0.0 6775 2022-12-30T04:33:57Z 2022-12-30T04:33:57Z House HR 2022-02-18 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 33 (Friday, February 18, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HILL:H.R. 6775.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H1132]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T19:48:39Z Referred to 2022-02-18T15:02:45Z 2022-11-01 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2022-02-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2022-02-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-02-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001072 Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] J. Hill R AR French 2 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2022-02-18 True Law Law 00 2022-02-18 Introduced in House 2022-06-25T00:31:16Z 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.

]]> Protecting American Business from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2022 Display Title Protecting American Business from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting American Business from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2022 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 190 of title 28, United States Code, to require businesses with a principal place of business in a foreign country to register an agent for the service of process in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr6775ih/xml/BILLS-117hr6775ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.