H.R. 3488 (112th): Invest in America First Act of 2011

Introduced:
Nov 18, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN8]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 528 on Feb 06, 2013. See H.R. 528 for current action on this subject.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was introduced on November 18, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Nov 18, 2011
Referred to Committee Nov 18, 2011
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors (4R) (show)
Committees

House Foreign Affairs

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Full Title

To prohibit foreign assistance to countries with a gross domestic product of $1,500,000,000,000 or more.

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Last updated Nov 18, 2011.
3 pages

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11/18/2011--Introduced.
Invest in America First Act of 2011 - Prohibits foreign assistance from being provided to a country with a GDP of $1.5 trillon or more. Exempts from such prohibition military, security, or humanitarian assistance. Defines "GDP" as a country's gross domestic product on a purchasing power parity basis divided by the population of the country, as determined by the most recent publication of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) The World Factbook.

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