Bill · S. 1360· Senate(119-S-1360)
Protecting American Capital Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 4/8/2025
- Last activity
- 4/8/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Rick Scott
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Protecting American Capital Act of 2025," requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit an annual report to Congress. The report focuses on portfolio investments made by United States persons in the People's Republic of China, including investments routed through outside jurisdictions. The Secretary must assess the types of investors, such as State pension funds, and those making more than 2 percent of the total investments. It also requires an assessment of Chinese entities receiving these funds, specifically looking at economic sectors like housing and entities subject to U.S. sanctions. The first report must cover the period starting January 1, 2008.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+2
The bill requires transparency in U.S. portfolio investments in China through mandatory annual reporting.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+2
The bill enhances fiscal oversight of large-scale capital flows into foreign jurisdictions.
Does this give the federal government more power?+1
The bill expands the reporting duties of the Secretary of the Treasury.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Oversight of Investments: The Secretary of the Treasury must submit an annual report regarding United States portfolio investments in the People's Republic of China (Section 2(a)). This provides a mechanism to track how money is being moved into specific sectors, such as the housing sector (Section 2(b)(2)(A)).
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Monitoring of Large-Scale Financial Flows: The report requires an assessment of Chinese entities receiving more than $100,000,000 from these investments (Section 2(b)(2)(C)). This allows for the tracking of significant financial transfers.
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Tracking Sanctioned Entities: The bill requires an assessment of any Chinese entities receiving investments that are also subject to sanctions imposed by the United States (Section 2(b)(2)(B)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2Increases Federal Power+1
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+1
- 4/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/8/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · New Hampshire
Chris Van HollenDemocrat · Maryland