HR 591 · in committee · major
Defending American Jobs and Investment Act
- taxes
- foreign policy
- economy
What this bill does
- The bill requires the Treasury Department to identify foreign countries with unfair tax policies that discriminate against Americans.
- It affects U.S. businesses, investors, and citizens dealing with foreign countries that have extraterritorial or discriminatory taxes.
- The bill increases tax rates on foreign entities from listed countries and gives the President tools to restrict government contracts and trade deals.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
Which foreign tax practices should qualify as unfair enough to trigger U.S. trade restrictions under this bill?
- 02
How might increased tax rates on foreign entities affect prices American consumers pay for imports from those countries?
- 03
What evidence shows that the Treasury Department can effectively identify and respond to discriminatory foreign tax policies faster than current trade dispute processes?
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Sponsor · R-MO-8
Jason Smith
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
25/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-21
Joining the bill
Vern Buchanan
R-FL-16 · original
Aaron Bean
R-FL-4 · original
Mike Carey
R-OH-15 · original
Ron Estes
R-KS-4 · original
Randy Feenstra
R-IA-4 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Michelle Fischbach
R-MN-7 · original
Kevin Hern
R-OK-1 · original
Mike Kelly
R-PA-16 · original
David Kustoff
R-TN-8 · original
Darin LaHood
R-IL-16 · original
Jodey C. Arrington
R-TX-19 · original
+ 13 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2025-01-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2025-01-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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