H.R. 1679 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jun 23, 2025. Received Jun 24, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryOrders study on attracting foreign investment
This bill asks the Department of Commerce and the Government Accountability Office to study how well the United States attracts foreign investment from private companies in trusted countries. They'll look at how much foreign investment currently helps the U.S. economy, global investment trends, which federal policies help bring in investment, and whether the government is doing enough to encourage it. Commerce will then report back with recommendations on how to make the U.S. more competitive at attracting foreign investment.
How it affects you
This bill doesn't create immediate changes for most people. It's a first step that directs government agencies to study and report on foreign investment, so there won't be direct effects until recommendations are developed and potentially acted on later.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 27, 2025)
Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the Government Accountability Office to conduct an interagency review of the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment from responsible private-sector entities based in trusted countries and addressing foreign trade barriers that firms in advanced technology sectors face in the global digital economy.
Among other elements, the review shall include an assessment of (1) the current economic impact of foreign direct investment in the United States, (2) trends in global cross-border investment and data flows, (3) federal government policies that facilitate foreign direct investment, and (4) the adequacy of federal government efforts to encourage and facilitate foreign direct investment in the United States.
Commerce must report the findings of such review and include recommendations for increasing the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1679
AN ACT
Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO-8) · Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 24, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.