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.

Overview Sponsor: Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY14]show cosponsors (58) Cosponsors: Gary Ackerman [D-NY5] Spencer Bachus [R-AL6] Richard Baker [R-LA6] Joe Barton [R-TX6] Melissa Bean [D-IL8] Judy Biggert [R-IL13] Roy Blunt [R-MO7] Virginia Brown-Waite [R-FL5] Vern Buchanan [R-FL13] Shelley Capito [R-WV2] William Clay [D-MO1] Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO5] Joe Courtney [D-CT2] Joseph Crowley [D-NY7] Elijah Cummings [D-MD7] Norman Dicks [D-WA6] Philip English [R-PA3] Vito Fossella [R-NY13] Barney Frank [D-MA4] Scott Garrett [R-NJ5] Paul Gillmor [R-OH5] Al Green [D-TX9] Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL4] Jane Harman [D-CA36] Doc Hastings [R-WA4] Rubén Hinojosa [D-TX15] Peter Hoekstra [R-MI2] Darlene Hooley [D-OR5] Steve Israel [D-NY2] Peter King [R-NY3] Ron Klein [D-FL22] James Langevin [D-RI2] Steven LaTourette [R-OH14] Stephen Lynch [D-MA9] Donald Manzullo [R-IL16] Jim Matheson [D-UT2] Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY4] Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI11] Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA5] Gregory Meeks [D-NY6] Bradley Miller [D-NC13] Gary Miller [R-CA42] Dennis Moore [D-KS3] Gwen Moore [D-WI4] Sue Myrick [R-NC9] William Pascrell [D-NJ8] Ronald Paul [R-TX14] Deborah Pryce [R-OH15] Dave Reichert [R-WA8] Thomas Reynolds [R-NY26] Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL18] David Scott [D-GA13] Christopher Shays [R-CT4] Adam Smith [D-WA9] Lamar Smith [R-TX21] Bennie Thompson [D-MS2] Diane Watson [D-CA33] Melvin Watt [D-NC12] Text: Summary | Full Text Cost: less than $1 per American over the 2008-2012 period. This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $40,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details. Status: Introduced Jan 18, 2007 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee Feb 13, 2007 Amendments (6 proposed) View Amendments Passed House Feb 28, 2007 Passed Senate Jun 29, 2007 Signed by President Jul 26, 2007 This bill became law. It was signed by George Bush. Last Action: Jul 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-49. Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. Votes: Feb 28, 2007: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The totals were 423 Ayes, 0 Nays, 10 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details. You are not tracking any senators or representatives. To see their votes here, look up a Member of Congress. Jun 29, 2007: This bill passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent. A record of each senator’s position was not kept. View all 6 votes on this bill.

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