Subject U.S. and foreign investments | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action![]() |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | SB911 | Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | HB1777 | Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 - Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa (including the Republic of South Sudan) that... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E616-617) |
| US | SB887 | A bill to repeal the violation of sovereign nations' laws and privacy matters [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| US | HB1771 | North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1793 | Global Partnerships Act of 2013 - Sets forth provisions regarding global poverty and related matters, including: (1) reduction of global poverty; (2) acceleration of economic growth; (3) micro enterprise and small and medium enterprise assistance; (4... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB419 | Taiwan Policy Act of 2013 - States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend or supersede the Taiwan Relations Act. States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) support Taiwan and the human rights of its people, (2) permit senior leaders of... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote . |
| US | HB1622 | Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to exclude as a small business, for purposes of meeting federal agency contracting goals with small businesses, any small business (or subsidiary thereof) that is pu... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
| US | HB1554 | Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| US | HB1413 | SelectUSA Authorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2014-FY2018 for the SelectUSA Initiative (federal assistance aimed at increasing both foreign and domestic investment in U.S. business). Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-12 |
| US | SB718 | Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 - Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa (including the Republic of South Sudan) that... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-11 |
| US | HB893 | Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Accountability Act of 2013 - Directs the President to impose sanctions for not less that two years on any foreign person who on or after September 1, 2007, transferred to or acquired from Iran, Syria, or ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | HB872 | Free Trade With Cuba Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba. Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercis... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | HB938 | United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 - Declares that Israel is a major strategic partner of the United States. Amends the Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 to extend authority to: (1) make additions to foreign-based d... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | SB432 | Asia-South Pacific Trade Preferences Act - Authorizes the President to designate an Asia or South Pacific country as a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country eligible for preferential treatment under this Act if that country meets certain requirem... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | SB431 | Nepal Trade Preferences Act - Authorizes the President to give preferential treatment to certain articles imported directly from Nepal into the U.S. customs territory if that country meets certain requirements under the African Growth and Opportunity... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | HR76 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the United States and the European Union (EU) would: (1) create significant good-paying jobs for American workers, ranchers, and farmers... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-15 |
| US | SB329 | Sustainable Energy Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Conti... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-14 |
| US | SB189 | StartUp Visa Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an employment-based, conditional immigrant visa (StartUp visa) for a sponsored alien entrepreneur: (1) with required amounts of financial backing from a qualifying inv... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 |
| US | HB221 | Stop Mergers, Acquisitions, and Risky Takeovers Supplied by American Labor and Entrepreneurship Act of 2013 or the SMART SALE Act of 2013 - Requires any person, company, institution, or other entity engaged in interstate commerce that owns, licenses,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-18 |
| US | HB214 | Cuba Reconciliation Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo placed upon all trade with Cuba. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare the denial of foreign tax credit inapplicable to Cuba.Permits: (1) installation and... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 |


