2023-2024 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB8411: Defending American Property Abroad Act
Legislative Summary
To establish prohibitions with respect to vessels loaded or previously held at ports, harbors, or marine terminals in certain Western Hemisphere countries and with respect to which land owned, held, or controlled directly or indirectly by United States persons that is necessary to access the ports, harbors, marine terminals, or relevant port infrastructure has been nationalized, forcibly limited, or expropriated by the governments of such countries, and for other purposes.
Bill History
5/15/2024
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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.
House of Representatives
5/16/2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
House of Representatives
12/17/2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(5/15/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Trade(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 24
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

August Pfluger
Republican
Co-Sponsors (29)
Terri Sewell
Democrat
Jerry Carl
Republican
Robert Aderholt
Republican
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Barry Moore
Republican
Brian Mast
Republican
Gary Palmer
Republican
Vicente Gonzalez
Democrat
Dale Strong
Republican
Earl Carter
Republican
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Randy Weber
Republican
Thomas Kean
Republican
David Rouzer
Republican
Julia Brownley
Democrat
John Rutherford
Republican
Mike D. Rogers
Republican
Jay Obernolte
Republican
Lance Gooden
Republican
Dan Crenshaw
Republican
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Aaron Bean
Republican
Wesley Hunt
Republican
Elizabeth Van Duyne
Republican
Nick LaLota
Republican
Chuck Edwards
Republican
Ben Cline
Republican
Jim Costa
Democrat
Keith Self
Republican