S. 1610 - Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007

S. 1610 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

An original bill to ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

An original bill to ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
• Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007

Sponsor

Christopher Dodd

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

• Trade
• Administrative procedure
• Armed forces
• Arms control agreements
• Arms sales
• Business
• Business intelligence
• Commercial blacklisting
• Congress
• Congressional oversight
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Corporate mergers
• Corporate reorganizations
• Criminal justice
• Defense economics
• Defense industries
• Defense policy
• Energy
• Energy industries
• Executive Office of the President
• Executive departments
• Export controls
• Foreign agents
• Foreign corporations
• Foreign investments
• Foreign policy
• Government information
• Government ownership
• Government paperwork
• Governmental investigations
• Infrastructure
• Infrastructure (Economics)
• Inspectors general
• International affairs
• International finance
• Israel
• Law
• Middle East and North Africa
• National security
• Nuclear nonproliferation
• Politics and government
• President and foreign policy
• Presidents
• Research and development
• Risk
• Science policy
• Strategic materials
• Technology
• Technology transfer
• Terrorism
• Trade secrets

Related Bills

• H.R. 556 (110^th) : Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
• H.R. 556 (110^th) : Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
• H.R. 556 (110^th) : Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
• H.R. 556 (110^th) : Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007

Major Actions

Introduced	5/16/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 2002 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	6/29/2007	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	6/13/2007
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/16/2007	Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ordered to be reported an original measure.
		6/13/2007	Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dodd. With written report No. 110-80.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/13/2007	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 197.
		6/29/2007	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		6/29/2007	The bill was read the third time by Unanimous Consent.
		6/29/2007	Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 556 as an amendment.
		6/29/2007	Senate passed companion measure H.R. 556 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous Consent.
		6/29/2007	Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 197.
		6/29/2007	See also H.R. 556.
		6/29/2007	Amendment SA 2002 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Dodd.
select this vote	Vote	6/29/2007	Amendment SA 2002 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 2002	Dodd, Christopher [D-CT]	June 29, 2007	Passed by voice vote on June 28, 2007.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details