American Business for American Companies Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 17, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S4909-4911)
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.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Business for American Companies Act of 2019
This bill prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract for the procurement of property or services (including a defense contract) to (1) any foreign incorporated entity determined to be an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity, or (2) any joint venture more than 10% of which is held by such an entity or subsidiary. An inverted domestic corporation is a company that was previously incorporated in the United States or was a partnership in the United States but is now incorporated in a foreign country despite (1) a majority of the company being owned by the owners of the former domestic entity, or (2) management of the company primarily occurring in the United States.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 17, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 17, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jul 17, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 17, 2019 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 17, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 17, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 17, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S4909-4911)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S4909–S4911 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text) | Jul 17, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1637 | American Business for American Companies Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Jul 26, 2017 |
| S 2140 | Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 17, 2019 |
| HR 3802 | American Business for American Companies Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jul 17, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit the award of Federal Government contracts to inverted domestic corporations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- American Business for American Companies Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2019Introduced in Senate
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