Protecting American Property Abroad: New Trade Rules
This act aims to protect American companies and citizens from foreign governments seizing their ports and maritime infrastructure. It introduces prohibitions on importing goods and docking vessels from ports that have been seized. These changes could affect the availability of certain goods and transportation costs if ports in partner countries are subject to the prohibitions.
Key points
Prohibition on importing goods and docking vessels from ports seized by foreign governments.
Expansion of unfair trade practices to include expropriation of American assets.
Impact on trade and maritime transport, potentially increasing costs or limiting availability of certain products.
Introduced
Citizen Poll