119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 15, 2026
Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
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Latest action (Apr 2, 2026): Received in the Senate.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Mar 20, 2026)
Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
This bill authorizes the President to prohibit the entry of a vessel into the United States if the vessel has transited any U.S. port, harbor, or marine terminal that has been nationalized or expropriated (e.g., seized) by a Western Hemisphere country that has a free trade agreement with the United States.
Under the bill, the President may prohibit the entry and operation of a vessel if it has called at any port, harbor, or marine terminal that was owned, held, or controlled by a U.S. entity or individual, but has been nationalized or expropriated by the government of a country that is located in the Western Hemisphere and has a free trade agreement in effect with the United States.
The prohibition ends when the President determines that (1) the applicable country has restored ownership of the property that had been nationalized or expropriated, (2) the applicable country has provided mutually acceptable compensation for the nationalized or expropriated property, (3) the conditions for the prohibition are no longer satisfied, or (4) the dispute has been otherwise resolved to the satisfaction of the President.
The bill permits certain foreign vessels that are otherwise prohibited from entering the United States under this bill or current law to enter if the vessel is experiencing an emergency (involving the vessel or an individual on the vessel) and in certain instances where access to a covered facility was granted by a U.S. property owner.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Mar 27, 2026 · Roll call 105 · Passed
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 164 (Roll no. 105). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2783) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 164 (Roll no. 105). Roll call details
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7084.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1131. (consideration: CR H2782-2788)
Rule H. Res. 1131 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1131 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 484.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-563.
Free trade and trade barriers · Marine and inland water transportation · Navigation, waterways, harbors · Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents · Property rights
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Loading lobbying reportsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-563.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 22.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
20 citations.
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Defending American Property Abroad (DAPA) Act of 2026 (H.R.7084, S. 2368).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Defense
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Defending American Property Abroad (DAPA) Act of 2026 (H.R.7084, S. 2368). Issues related to the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800, S. 3784).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Homeland Security
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Defending American Property Abroad (DAPA) Act of 2026 (H.R.7084, S. 2368).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to the Defending American Property Abroad (DAPA) Act of 2026 (H.R.7084, S. 2368).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Lobbied in support of H.R. 7084, Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026, and related FY2027 NDAA provisions; U.S.-Mexico investment disputes, expropriated U.S. assets, and Coast Guard…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Lobbied in support of H.R. 7084, Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026, and related FY2027 NDAA provisions; U.S.-Mexico investment disputes, expropriated U.S. assets, and Coast Guard…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
USMCA review Trade relations with Mexico H.R.7084 - Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 7, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
Amount not reported
Issues related to the Defending American Property Abroad (DAPA) Act of 2026 (H.R.7084, S. 2368).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 7, 2026 · issue area: Defense
Amount not reported
Issues related to the Defending American Property Abroad (DAPA) Act of 2026 (H.R.7084, S. 2368). Issues related to the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800, S. 3784).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 7, 2026 · issue area: Homeland Security
Amount not reported
Issues related to the Defending American Property Abroad (DAPA) Act of 2026 (H.R.7084, S. 2368).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 7, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Amount not reported
Issues related to the Defending American Property Abroad (DAPA) Act of 2026 (H.R.7084, S. 2368).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: AQUIA GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 7, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 7084 Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ed sanctions against governments in the western hemisphere that have free trade agreements with the U.S. but expropriate U.S. property. Lobbying ion support of HR 7084, the Defending American Property Abroad Act, to authorize targeted Coast Guard and maritime enforcement authority to block entry of materials shipped from prop…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ed sanctions against governments in the western hemisphere that have free trade agreements with the U.S. but expropriate U.S. property. Lobbying ion support of HR 7084, the Defending American Property Abroad Act, to authorize targeted Coast Guard and maritime enforcement authority to block entry of materials shipped from prop…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$16,950,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act H.R. 6500, African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Reauthorization H.R. 7084, Defending American Property Abroad Act S. 2934, Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025 Various issues relating to negotiations of the U.S.-M…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
USMCA review Trade relations with Mexico H.R.7084 - Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$430,000
Spent on own lobbying
USMCA review Trade relations with Mexico H.R.7084 - Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: AQUIA GROUP, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 7084 Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 14, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ed sanctions against governments in the western hemisphere that have free trade agreements with the U.S. but expropriate U.S. property. Lobbying ion support of HR 7084, the Defending American Property Abroad Act, to authorize targeted Coast Guard and maritime enforcement authority to block entry of materials shipped from prop…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 14, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ed sanctions against governments in the western hemisphere that have free trade agreements with the U.S. but expropriate U.S. property. Lobbying ion support of HR 7084, the Defending American Property Abroad Act, to authorize targeted Coast Guard and maritime enforcement authority to block entry of materials shipped from prop…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing