# 117-hr-4912: CCP Businesses Registered Agent Act

117-hr-4912, CCP Businesses Registered Agent Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4912
- Congress: 117
- Title: CCP Businesses Registered Agent Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2021-08-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

CCP Businesses Registered Agent Act This bill requires specified companies and other entities associated with China to register an agent with the Department of Commerce for service of process (i.e., the legal process for notifying a defendant that legal action has been taken against them) in the United States. Specifically, a corporation or other commercial entity conducting business in the United States must register an agent if the entity (1) is owned by officers, members, or affiliates of the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army of China, or any governmental organ of China; (2) has a majority of shares held by individuals or a group associated with China; (3) is owned by individuals or entities who reside in or are headquartered outside of the United States and the majority of the entity's earnings are derived from commerce associated with China; or (4) is organized under the laws of, or has its principal place of business in, China.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4912 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4912)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4912 (as of 2025-11-18).