# 119-hr-2246: Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act

119-hr-2246, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2246
- Congress: 119
- Title: Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would block and regulate U.S. investments and transactions tied to Chinese military‑industrial and sensitive technologies.** It pairs IEEPA sanctions with a new Defense Production Act Title that bans certain deals, creates a notification regime, and sets reporting, enforcement, and multilateral coordination requirements. - U.S. companies and investors would face new rules to notify the government about "covered national security transactions" in prohibited or notifiable technologies. Failure to notify or violating bans can mean civil penalties up to the greater of $250,000 or twice the transaction value and possible divestment relief. - Firms and entities meeting the "covered foreign person" tests could be targeted for sanctions and listed in a public database. The bill draws on OFAC's Non‑SDN Chinese Military‑Industrial Complex Companies List and focuses on firms linked to defense or surveillance sectors. - Federal agencies and Congress would get regular oversight and public reports, including annual enforcement reports for up to 7 years and a multilateral strategy within 180 days. The Secretary would issue APA rulemaking, update prohibited-technology lists, and consult allies and congressional committees.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual reports on enforcement and risks: benefit, medium. If enacted, Treasury would report to Congress one year after the rules take effect and then yearly for seven years. The report would list enforcement actions and notifications, by tech and country, and recommend updates. Treasury and Commerce would also testify within one year and yearly for five y…
- Sanctions on covered Chinese companies: benefit, medium. If enacted, the President could use IEEPA to sanction covered foreign persons tied to China’s defense or surveillance sectors. This would allow blocking their property and stopping transactions in the U.S. or by U.S. persons. IEEPA penalties would apply.
- Work with allies on investment controls: benefit, medium. If enacted, Treasury would work with State, Commerce, and allies to align rules and share information. A strategy would be due within 180 days. Reports to Congress would be due within one year and then yearly for four years, covering partners, progress, and roadblocks.
- Funding and fast hiring to enforce rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would authorize $150 million per year for two years for Treasury, with funds transferable to Commerce. The money would support outreach and implementation. The President could directly hire up to 15 people, and Treasury and Commerce could also make direct hires, to speed staffi…
- Public list of covered foreign firms: benefit, medium. If enacted, Treasury could create a public, non‑exhaustive database of covered foreign persons tied to prohibited technologies. Anyone could submit evidence confidentially about who should be on the list. Certain submitted information would stay confidential for national security and related reason…
- New China tech investment bans and filings: cost, high. If enacted, the Treasury Secretary could ban U.S. persons from certain deals involving prohibited China‑related technologies. You would have to file a notice within 30 days after closing covered deals in prohibited or notifiable tech. The rules would be issued within 450 days and carry penalties up…
- Sell listed Chinese military-linked stocks: cost, high. If enacted, U.S. persons would have 365 days to exit securities on the Non‑SDN Chinese Military‑Industrial Complex Companies List. After that, you could not knowingly hold those securities. Trades made on or before the 365‑day mark to sell would be allowed. The President could grant case‑by‑case wa…
- Act ends if China leaves adversary list: mixed, low. If enacted, this Act would end on the date Commerce removes China from its foreign adversaries list at 15 C.F.R. § 791.4. All authorities and limits in the Act would stop at that time.

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2246 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2246)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2246 (as of 2026-04-21).