S2368-119

In Committee

Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Jul 21, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Immigration, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025.
  • Section id1dfb6deb7ddb488d9f701d9741d0adcf: 2. Identification and prohibitions with respect to property nationalized or expropriated by foreign governments In this section: The term appropriate...
  • Section ida3682b0f78a04be0a06a60c4c22423f1: 3. Expansion of acts, policies, and practices that are unreasonable or discriminatory under title III of the Trade Act of 1974 Section 301(d)(3)(B) of the...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Immigration, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Immigration Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 21, 2025

Mr. Hagerty (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Tuberville, …

Jul 21, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jul 21, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Immigration Trade
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"prohibited property" §id1dfb6deb7ddb488d9f701d9741d0adcf

any port, harbor, or marine terminal, including any relevant port infrastructure— that is located within the territory of a covered foreign trade partner

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