She (or others of her ilk) will certainly try, but it would never get through the Senate. You are exactly right though, this is just a thinly veiled attempt to cripple the US globally.
Just another facet of the asymmetric warfare waged on our nation by the world for the last ten years.
Appears some global coordinating in the 'news'.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1567316/posts