2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB4577: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
7/21/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
7/21/2025
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.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(7/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Ways And Means(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 28
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

August Pfluger
Republican
Co-Sponsors (33)
Terri Sewell
Democrat
David Rouzer
Republican
Aaron Bean
Republican
Dale Strong
Republican
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Mike Collins
Republican
Vicente Gonzalez
Democrat
John Carter
Republican
Addison McDowell
Republican
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Earl Carter
Republican
Barry Moore
Republican
Gary Palmer
Republican
Robert Aderholt
Republican
Chuck Edwards
Republican
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
John McGuire
Republican
Tim Moore
Republican
Craig Goldman
Republican
Tim Burchett
Republican
Morgan Luttrell
Republican
Maria Salazar
Republican
Thomas Kean
Republican
John Rutherford
Republican
Ben Cline
Republican
Elizabeth Van Duyne
Republican
Shomari Figures
Democrat
Greg Steube
Republican
Mike D. Rogers
Republican
Rudolph Yakym III
Republican
Carlos Gimenez
Republican
Blake Moore
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican