U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9385: PROTECT USA Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To prohibit entities integral to the national interests of the United States from participating in any foreign sustainability due diligence regulation, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive of the European Union, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit entities integral to the national interests of the United States from participating in any foreign sustainability due diligence regulation, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive of the European Union, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 22, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit entities integral to the national interests of the United States from participating in any foreign sustainability due diligence regulation, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive of the European Union, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Regulatory Overreach from Turning Essential Companies into Targets Act of 2026 or the PROTECT USA Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The ability of citizens of the United States to engage in international commerce is a fundamental concern of the policy of the United States. (2) Entities in the extractive and manufacturing sectors contribute significantly to the prosperity of the United States and the growth of the world economy. (3) Maintaining and, in some cases, increasing access to certain supplies and materials from the extractive sector, including agriculture, energy, mining, and timber, and access to materials from the manufacturing sector, are critically important for promoting economic development and human progress in the United States and around the world. (4) Restrictions, particularly restrictions adopted unilaterally by foreign countries that are substantially different from restrictions applied by the United States, that unreasonably hinder the ability of entities integral to the national interests of the United States to pursue their commercial activities can have serious adverse effects …
Sponsors
- Scott Fitzgerald (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- : Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- : Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents, Europe, Civil actions and liability, Foreign aid and international relief, Free trade and trade barriers, Manufacturing, European Union
Common questions
- What is HB9385?
- HB9385 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): PROTECT USA Act of 2026.
- What does HB9385 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit entities integral to the national interests of the United States from participating in any foreign sustainability due diligence regulation, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive of the European Union, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9385?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9385?
- Scott Fitzgerald (R, HD-005).
- Where is the official record for HB9385?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9385
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