Bill · S. 2563· Senate(119-S-2563)
Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 7/31/2025
- Last activity
- 3/24/2026 — Held at the desk.
- Sponsored by
- Todd Young
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Awaiting House
What this bill would do
The "Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025" directs the Secretary of Commerce to lead an interagency review regarding United States global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment. This review focuses on attracting investment from responsible private sector entities located in trusted countries. The process includes analyzing economic impacts on manufacturing, services, trade, and jobs. It also examines challenges posed by state-owned or state-backed enterprises from foreign countries of concern. Finally, the Secretary must submit a report to Congress within one year containing findings and recommendations to increase competitiveness while maintaining national protections.
Yes· 3 of 8
Is this likely to create jobs?+5
The bill seeks to increase global competitiveness to enhance the jobs created by foreign direct investment.
Is this likely to grow the economy?+5
The bill aims to increase the global competitiveness and economic prosperity of the United States through foreign investment.
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
The bill aims to remove barriers to foreign direct investment which can benefit American companies and their products.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Economic Prosperity and Jobs: The bill aims to increase the global competitiveness of the United States to enhance long-term economic prosperity and the jobs created by foreign direct investment (Section 3, Subsection 2A).
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Technological Leadership: The act seeks to promote policies that ensure the United States remains a global leader in developing and deploying cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing (Section 3, Subsection 2B and 2C).
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Supply Chain Security: By promoting policies to maintain and expand resilient supply chains, the act aims to reduce dependence on supply chains from foreign countries of concern (Section 3, Subsection 2D).
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Market Access: Maintaining an open investment policy with trusted countries is intended to encourage other countries to reciprocate, which enables the United States to open new markets for American companies and products (Section 3, Subsection 3).
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Protection of Interests: The review process is tasked with providing recommendations that strengthen or maintain security, labor, consumer, financial, or environmental protections of the United States (Section 4, Subsection e).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Security Threats: The bill identifies that foreign direct investment by entities owned, directed, supported, or influenced by a foreign country of concern is a threat to the security, jobs, and intellectual property of the United States (Section 3, Subsection 7).
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Economic Challenges from State-Directed Economies: The review highlights unique challenges and potential threats posed by acquisitions made by state-owned or state-backed enterprises, particularly those from state-directed economies or foreign countries of concern (Section 4, Subsection b, 6 and 7).
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Circumvention of Laws: The act notes efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to circumvent existing laws to gain access to United States markets, investment in trusted countries, or intellectual property (Section 4, Subsection b, 15).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+5Increases Job Creation+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5Good For Union Workers+3
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+4Improves Cybersecurity Defense+3
- Education And Technology
- Improves Intellectual Property Fairness+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 3/24/2026
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- 3/22/2026
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1522-1523; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1522-1523)
- 3/12/2026
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-116.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.
- 10/21/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 7/31/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Gary PetersDemocrat · Michigan