H.R. 2167: Protecting United States Businesses Abroad Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-09 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Protecting United States Businesses Abroad Act

Plain summary

Protecting United States Businesses Abroad Act This bill authorizes the President to impose visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that engage in certain forms of corruption, expropriation, or extortion to the detriment of a U.S. person or entity that has made an investment in a foreign country. Some of the actions subject to sanctions include (1) using state authority to extort payments from or intimidate such a U.S. investor, (2) expropriating the assets of a U.S. investor without just compensation, and (3) engaging in extortion or threatening force against a U.S. investor. The President shall report to Congress on sanctions imposed under this bill. The Department of State shall develop and report to Congress a strategy to coordinate U.S. government efforts to protect such U.S. investors from corruption.

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Official text

Protecting United States Businesses Abroad Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] · 14 cosponsors

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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] reported raising $862,033 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2167.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2167 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116