Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Official title: “To ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.”
Earlier name of the bill: “National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007”.
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How it passed
The Senate passed it without objection on June 29, 2007. No individual votes are recorded.
The House passed it 370 to 45 on July 11, 2007, with 16 members who did not vote.
It became law on July 26, 2007.
The question on the official record: House, “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Senate Amendment”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 151 | 42 | 0 | 8 |
| House Democrats | 219 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
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