H.R. 1679 · Passed House · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025

What it does

Requires the Department of Commerce and the Government Accountability Office to review U.S. competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment from responsible private firms in trusted countries.
Extends the review to foreign trade barriers faced by advanced technology firms in the global digital economy.
Requires an assessment of foreign direct investment's economic impact, trends in cross-border investment and data flows, and federal policies that facilitate such investment.
Requires Commerce to report the findings with recommendations for increasing U.S. competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment.

Official summary

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.

Latest action

Jun 24, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation