119th Congress
H.R. 4577
Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- August Pfluger(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jul 21, 2025
- Policy area
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Committees
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (39)
Original cosponsors (28)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
- Craig A. Goldman (R-TX)
- Dale W. Strong (R-AL)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA)
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL)
- John J. McGuire III (R-VA)
- John R. Carter (R-TX)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
- Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL)
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ)
- Tim Burchett (R-TN)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)
Added later (11)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL) · Jul 23, 2025
- Rudy Yakym III (R-IN) · Sep 15, 2025
- Blake D. Moore (R-UT) · Sep 18, 2025
- Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL) · Sep 18, 2025
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) · Sep 26, 2025
- Jim Costa (D-CA) · Oct 3, 2025
- Tony Wied (R-WI) · Oct 21, 2025
- Tracey Mann (R-KS) · Oct 21, 2025
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) · Nov 7, 2025
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR) · Nov 18, 2025
- Brian Jack (R-GA) · Jan 30, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To take measures with respect to certain property that is nationalized or expropriated by certain foreign governments, to amend section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to include expropriation of the assets of United States persons in acts, policies, and practices of foreign countries that are unreasonable or discriminatory, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Jul 21, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 21, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. - Jul 21, 2025
Introduced in House