{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-7084","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 7084","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To amend title 46, United States Code, with 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was owned, held, or controlled by a U.S. entity or individual, but has been nationalized or expropriated by the government of a country that is located in the Western Hemisphere and has a free trade agreement in effect with the United States."},{"k":"p","t":"The prohibition ends when the President determines that (1) the applicable country has restored ownership of the property that had been nationalized or expropriated, (2) the applicable country has provided mutually acceptable compensation for the nationalized or expropriated property, (3) the conditions for the prohibition are no longer satisfied, or (4) the dispute has been otherwise resolved to the satisfaction of the President."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill permits certain foreign vessels that are otherwise prohibited from entering the United States under this bill or current law to enter if the vessel is experiencing an emergency (involving the vessel or an individual on the vessel) and in certain instances where access to a covered facility was granted by a U.S. property owner."}],"words":245},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends section 70022 of title 46, United States Code, to add vessels that have transited a President-designated port, harbor, or marine terminal in a Western Hemisphere free trade partner country, where property of a United States person was nationalized or expropriated, to the vessels covered by that section.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7084/text/eh#HAD2D6760755E45D4B8D1F2B29D22C784"}]},"core_areas":["Vessel entry and operation conditions under 46 U.S.C. 70022","Presidential designation of nationalized or expropriated foreign ports and terminals","Removal of designations of foreign ports and terminals"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds to the vessels referred to in 46 U.S.C. 70022(b) a vessel that has transited a designated port, harbor, or marine terminal in a Western Hemisphere country with a free trade agreement with the United States, reachable only through land controlled by a United States person.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7084/text/eh#HAD2D6760755E45D4B8D1F2B29D22C784"}},{"text":"Allows the President to designate a port, harbor, or marine terminal if an agency or official of the foreign government has nationalized or expropriated it while it was owned, held, or controlled by a United States person.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7084/text/eh#HAD2D6760755E45D4B8D1F2B29D22C784"}},{"text":"Allows designation where the foreign government took any other action with the effect of expropriating or nationalizing the port, harbor, or marine terminal, or the land giving exclusive access to it, unless the matter is in a currently pending arbitration under a free trade agreement.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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Exceptions apply for emergencies and for vessels authorized by the owner.","amount":null,"quote":"was accessible only through land that is owned, held, or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a United States person"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-03-27","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7084/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-03","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7084","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7084/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-7084.png","v":"215997dfe853","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 7084, 119th Congress: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026. House: 247 Yea, 164 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 27 Mar 2026."}}