Protecting America's Sovereignty Act
Latest action · Feb 27, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting America's Sovereignty Act
Prohibits the President from entering into any free trade agreement or investment treaty with a foreign country or countries that grants foreign investors the right to access an international tribunal to seek cash damages from or injunctive relief against the U.S. government if such investors believe that U.S. actions are in breach of rights conferred on foreign investors in the agreement or treaty.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2015 to Mar 18, 2015, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 13, 2015 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 4, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 18, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Feb 13, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2015Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Free trade and trade barriers
- Government liability
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Specialized courts
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2015Introduced in House
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