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InfrastructureH.R. 7084Comments

Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026

Official title: To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes.

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  2. Committee, done
  3. Floor Vote, done
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What This Bill Does

This bill authorizes the President to prohibit the entry of a vessel into the United States if the vessel has transited any U.S. port, harbor, or marine terminal that has been nationalized or expropriated (e.g., seized) by a Western Hemisphere country that has a free trade agreement with the United States.

Under the bill, the President may prohibit the entry and operation of a vessel if it has called at any port, harbor, or marine terminal that was owned, held, or controlled by a U.S. entity or individual, but has been nationalized or expropriated by the government of a country that is located in the Western Hemisphere and has a free trade agreement in effect with the United States.

The prohibition ends when the President determines that (1) the applicable country has restored ownership of the property that had been nationalized or expropriated, (2) the applicable country has provided mutually acceptable compensation for the nationalized or expropriated property, (3) the conditions for the prohibition are no longer satisfied, or (4) the dispute has been otherwise resolved to the satisfaction of the President.

The bill permits certain foreign vessels that are otherwise prohibited from entering the United States under this bill or current law to enter if the vessel is experiencing an emergency (involving the vessel or an individual on the vessel) and in certain instances where access to a covered facility was granted by a U.S. property owner.

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Timeline

  1. SenateReceived in the Senate.
  2. House floor actionsConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1131. (consideration: CR H2782-2788)
  3. Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 164 (Roll no. 105).
  4. Floor Vote
  5. Passed the House
  6. House floor actionsRule H. Res. 1131 passed House.
  7. House floor actionsRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1131 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
  8. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-563.
  9. House committee actionsSubcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged
  10. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  11. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  12. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  13. Introduced
  14. Committee

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