FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

Articles and editorials

Chrysler Building on the Block, H5303 [11JN]

Citigroup May Cut Thousands of Jobs, H262 [16JA]

Lobbyists Smoothed the Way for a Spate of Foreign Deals, H542-H544 [29JA]

Treasury Gets New CFIUS Authority, H542 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions

China, People's Republic of: impose certain restrictions on trade and investments (see H.R. 5777), H2224 [10AP]

———make proper disclosures with the SEC regarding the selective default status of certain bonds (see S. Con. Res. 78), S3442 [28AP] (see H. Res. 1179), H3186 [7MY]

Foreign countries: require report on business and investment climates (see H.R. 7193), H10300 [27SE]

Immigration: extend EB-5 regional center program (see S. 2751), S1999 [12MR] (see H.R. 5569), H1445 [10MR]

National security: limit foreign control of investments in certain U.S. critical infrastructure (see H.R. 5665), H1821 [31MR]

Southern Africa Enterprise Development Fund: conduct public offerings or private placements for purposes of soliciting and accepting venture capital (see H.R. 7164), H10131 [26SE]

Taxation: provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas (see S. 3162), S5832 [19JN]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see S. 3359), S7629 [29JY] (see H.R. 6374), H6089 [25JN]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: foreign government sovereign wealth fund buyouts of U.S. businesses, real estate, and assets, H5303 [11JN]

Economy: impact of subprime mortgage lending, H262 [16JA], H1964, H1967-H1971 [2AP], H8389 [17SE], H10650 [2OC]

Immigration: extend EB-5 regional center program (H.R. 5569), H5060-H5063 [9JN]

Public debt: debt held by foreigners, H267, H268 [16JA], H612, H615 [6FE], H801 [7FE], H1575 [12MR], H5563 [18JN]

———debt held by foreigners through acquisition of U.S. sovereign wealth funds, H541 [29JA], H1400 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Economy: impact of subprime mortgage lending, S8826, S8828 [16SE], S8922-S8925 [17SE], S8965, S8967, S8996 [18SE]

Immigration: extend EB-5 regional center program (H.R. 5569), unanimous-consent request, S9008 [18SE]

———extend EB-5 regional center program (S. 2751), S2006, S2007 [12MR]

Iran: strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program, S3944 [8MY]

———strengthen economic sanctions on Iran and other countries supporting the development of a nuclear program (S. 970), S1594 [5MR]

Public debt: debt held by foreigners, S5010 [4JN], S9009 [18SE]

Taxation: lower corporate tax rate, S684, S715 [6FE]

———provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas (S. 3162), S5835 [19JN]

Reports filed

EB-5 Regional Center Program Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5569) (H. Rept. 110-698), H5043 [5JN]

OPIC Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 2798) (S. Rept. 110-273), S1596 [5MR]

Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2120) (S. Rept. 110-419), S6722 [15JY]

Texts of

H.R. 5569, EB-5 regional center program extension, H5060 [9JN]

S. 2751, State Foreign Investment Improvement Act, S2007 [12MR]

S. Con. Res. 78, make proper disclosures with the SEC regarding the selective default status of certain bonds of People's Republic of China, S3448 [28AP]