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H.R. 556 · 110th Congress · enacted

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007

Became Public Law No: 110-49.

Latest official action 2007-07-26 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 29, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to revise provisions concerning presidential authority to review certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers to direct the President, acting through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and upon receiving written notification from any parties to a possible merger, acquisition or takeover proposed or pending after August 23, 1988, which could result in foreign control of any person engaged in interstate commerce (covered transaction), to review such covered transaction to determine its effects on national security. Requires CFIUS to investigate a covered transaction which it determines is a foreign government-controlled transaction. Permits any party to a covered transaction to initiate a review by submitting a written notice of the transaction to CFIUS. Authorizes the President or CFIUS to initiate a review of: (1) any covered transaction; (2) any covered transaction that has been previously reviewed or investigated, if any party submitted false or misleading material information; or (3) any covered transaction that has been previously reviewed or investigated, if any party intentionally materially breaches a mit…

Congressional Research Service · 2007-07-26

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Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

58 of 58 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$65,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$60,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,500

Official PAC record
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$55,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$52,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $12,500

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$51,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $7,500

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500

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EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $6,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $6,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $1,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $1,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Al Green · Cosponsor · $3,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $4,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $3,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$47,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$47,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $7,500

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$46,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $6,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$45,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$44,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $4,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $2,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $8,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$44,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $6,500

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$41,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $8,500

Official PAC record
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$41,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $3,500

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $1,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $9,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$40,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $7,500

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $8,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,500

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$38,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Al Green · Cosponsor · $5,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $1,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $7,500

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$37,500

Al Green · Cosponsor · $2,500

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $0

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$37,500

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $1,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $2,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,000

Official PAC record
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$37,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $4,000

Al Green · Cosponsor · $5,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $3,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000

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MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$36,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $7,500

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $1,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

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AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$35,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

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ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$35,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $2,500

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000

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UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$35,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$35,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $7,500

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$34,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $6,500

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$33,500

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $1,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,500

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $1,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,000

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $1,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $8,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $3,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $3,500

Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $2,500

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,500

Official PAC record
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$32,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $3,500

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $1,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $8,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $4,500

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $8,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $1,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $2,500

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MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$30,000

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $7,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$30,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $1,500

Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500

Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $2,000

Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $7,500

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $9,000

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MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $3,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000

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What happened after enactment?

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Measured outcome: not established

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