H.Res. 344 · 109th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a Chinese state-owned energy company exercising…
Full title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a Chinese state-owned energy company exercising control of critical United States energy infrastructure and energy production capacity could take action that would threaten to impair the national security of the United States.
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- House Introduced Jun 29, 2005
- House Passed Jun 30, 2005 398–15
Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation, through control of Unocal Corporation obtained by the proposed acquisition, merger, or takeover of Unocal Corporation, could take action that would threaten to impair the national security of the United States; and (2) if Unocal…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jun 30, 2005
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation, through control of Unocal Corporation obtained by the proposed acquisition, merger, or takeover of Unocal Corporation, could take action that would threaten to impair the national security of the United States; and (2) if Unocal Corporation enters into an agreement of acquisition, merger, or takeover of Unocal Corporation by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, the President should initiate immediately a thorough review of the proposed acquisition, merger, or takeover.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a Chinese state-owned energy company exercising control of critical United States energy infrastructure and energy production capacity could take action that would threaten to impair the national security of the United States.
Latest action (Jun 30, 2005): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 29, 2005
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- House Introduced Jun 29, 2005
- House Passed Jun 30, 2005 398–15
Final vote · House · Jun 30, 2005
Adoption (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: J. Dennis Hastert