Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 4577

Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by August Pfluger RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

39 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Terri A. Sewell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
David Rouzer RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Aaron Bean RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Dale W. Strong RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Julia Brownley DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mike Collins RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Vicente Gonzalez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
John R. Carter RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Addison P. McDowell RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Salud O. Carbajal DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Barry Moore RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Gary J. Palmer RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Robert B. Aderholt RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Chuck Edwards RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jimmy Panetta DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
John J. McGuire III RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Tim Moore RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Craig A. Goldman RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Tim Burchett RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Morgan Luttrell RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Maria Elvira Salazar RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
John H. Rutherford RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Ben Cline RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Beth Van Duyne RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Shomari Figures DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
W. Gregory Steube RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Rogers RRepublican
Rudy Yakym III RRepublican
Carlos A. Gimenez RRepublican
Blake D. Moore RRepublican
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublican
Jim Costa DDemocrat
Tony Wied RRepublican
Tracey Mann RRepublican
Nathaniel Moran RRepublican
Bruce Westerman RRepublican
Brian Jack RRepublican

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Actions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Introduced in House
  4. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)Referred To, July 21, 2025
  • Ways and Means Committee (House)Referred To, July 21, 2025

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