3.0.0 1874 2023-01-13T04:49:48Z 2023-01-13T04:49:48Z Senate S S 2005-10-17 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-10-17T21:03:28Z 2005-10-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11435-11436) IntroReferral 2005-10-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11423-11435) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N Law Aliens Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement District courts Genocide Human rights Immigration International Affairs Jurisdiction Limitation of actions Murder Slavery Torts Torture Law 00 2005-10-17 Introduced in Senate 2005-11-10T21:34:22Z Alien Tort Statute Reform Act - Amends the federal judicial code to revise the alien tort (injury) statute. Grants exclusive, as well as original, jurisdiction to U.S. district courts over tort claims brought by aliens against U.S. individuals and business entities (e.g., corporations and partnerships). Specifies the torts that are actionable under the Act as torture, extrajudicial killing, genocide, piracy, slavery, or slave trading.

Establishes as the legal standard for defendant liability under the Act direct participation with specific intent to commit the alleged tort. Requires courts to decline jurisdiction over an alien tort claim if: (1) the alien claimant has not exhausted adequate and available remedies in the place where the alleged tort occurred; or (2) the President certifies in writing that the exercise of jurisdiction will have a negative impact on U.S. foreign policy interests.

Requires claims under the Act to be brought within 10 years from the date of the alleged tort.

]]> Alien Tort Statute Reform Act Display Title Alien Tort Statute Reform Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify jurisdiction of Federal Courts over a tort action brought by an alien, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Alien Tort Statute Reform Act Introduced in Senate 2005-10-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1874is/xml/BILLS-109s1874is.xml 2005-10-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11435-11436) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.