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Congress·Reported·4 months ago

Congress Directs Commerce to Review How to Attract More Foreign Investment While Guarding Security

Also known as: Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • Congress directs the Commerce Department and the government watchdog to review how the U.S. can attract more foreign investment from “trusted countries.”
  • The review looks at where investment creates jobs (especially manufacturing, services, and digital trade) and what policies help keep that investment in the U.S.
  • It also focuses on risks from state-backed companies, especially those tied to the Chinese Communist Party, and how to stop them from getting market access or intellectual property.
  • Commerce must publish notices and draft findings for public comment before finalizing recommendations, then report to Congress within 1 year of the law taking effect.
  • This bill does not change the existing foreign investment screening system; it specifically avoids reviewing those rules.
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Milestones

3 milestones3 actions
Oct 21, 2025Senate

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Jul 31, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Jul 31, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Soon after the law is enacted

Commerce Department publishes a Federal Register notice launching the review and opens a public comment period

Businesses, workers, and state/local officials can send in examples of barriers and ideas to attract more investment and jobs

Months into the review, before the final report is sent

Commerce Department publishes proposed findings and recommendations and opens a second public comment period

People can react before the report is finalized, which can change what Congress sees as the top priorities

Related News

3 articles
Senator Todd Young (Press Release)·4 months ago

Young Bill to Increase America’s Global Competitiveness Advances Out of Committee

Senate Commerce Committee advanced the Global Investment in American Jobs Act, directing Commerce to review how to attract foreign direct investment from trusted countries and report recommendations to Congress.

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Senator Gary Peters (Press Release)·4 months ago

Senator Peters’ Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster America’s Economic Competitiveness Passes Commerce Committee

Announces Senate Commerce Committee passage of the Global Investment in American Jobs Act and describes the Commerce-led review aimed at increasing foreign direct investment and jobs across the U.S.

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WNEM·7 months ago

Senator Peters reintroduces bill to increase U.S. global competitiveness

Local coverage summarizing the bill’s aim to boost U.S. competitiveness in attracting responsible foreign direct investment from trusted countries and reduce reliance on supply chains from foreign adversaries.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 2563
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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