FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

Addresses

Storms on the Horizon: Richard W. Fisher, E11-E13 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions

Brazil: express importance of strengthening bilateral relations in general, and investment relations specifically (see S. Res. 74), S3074 [12MR]

Dept. of State: require report on business and investment climates in foreign countries (see H.R. 1202), H2835 [25FE]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 2493), H5791 [19MY]

Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see H.R. 4259), H14742 [10DE]

National security: limit foreign control of investments in certain U.S. critical infrastructure (see H.R. 3196), H8099 [14JY]

OPIC: reauthorize programs (see S. 705), S3785 [25MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 3859), H11514 [20OC]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see S. 1593), S8992 [6AU] (see H.R. 4368), H15500 [16DE]

Taxation: repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see S. 1610), S8993 [6AU] (see H.R. 2542), H6008 [21MY]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 260), S598 [15JA]

Remarks in House

Public debt: debt held by foreigners, H77 [8JA], H560 [27JA], H1062 [9FE], H1202 [11FE], H1282 [12FE], H3071, H3072 [6MR], H3996 [25MR], H4137 [31MR], H6080 [3JN], H6248 [4JN], H8311 [17JY], H12538, H12539 [6NO], H13127 [18NO], E11 [6JA]

Taxation: repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, H6420 [10JN], H8499 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate

Economy: impact of subprime mortgage lending, S3967 [30MR]

Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, S7230 [8JY], S10546 [20OC]

OPIC: reauthorize programs (S. 705), S3794 [25MR]

Public debt: debt held by foreigners, S1836 [6FE]

Taxation: allow deduction for dividends received from controlled foreign corporations, S1408-S1420 [3FE]

———provide relief to improve competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses and eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, S3965, S3966 [30MR], S11096 [4NO]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (S. 1610), S9010 [6AU]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S1388, S1389 [3FE]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (S. 260), S616 [15JA]

Reports filed

OPIC Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 705) (S. Rept. 111-107), S13251 [15DE]

Studies

Macroeconomic Effects of Reducing the Effective Tax Rate on Repatriated Foreign Subsidiary Earnings in a Credit- and Liquidity-Constrained Environment: Allen Sinai (excerpt), S1410 [3FE]

Using What We Have To Stimulate the Economy—The Benefits of Temporary Tax Relief for U.S. Corporations To Repatriate Profits Earned by Foreign Subsidiaries: Robert J. Shapiro and Aparna Mathur (excerpt), S1410 [3FE]

Tables

Employment effects of repatriated funds, S1419 [3FE]

Public debt held by foreigners, H1203 [11FE]

Texts of

S. 1610, American Shipping Reinvestment Act, S9011 [6AU]

S. Res. 74, express importance of strengthening bilateral relations with Brazil in general, and investment relations specifically, S3089 [12MR]