3.0.0 1944 2023-01-11T20:36:25Z 2023-01-11T20:36:25Z Senate S S 2007-08-02 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-08-02T20:40:12Z 110 1585 HR 2008-01-15 On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Armed Services. Agreed to by voice vote. Related bill CRS 2007-08-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10793-10794) IntroReferral 2007-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10793) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2007-08-02 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-08-02 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-08-02 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2007-08-02 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2007-08-02 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-08-02 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-08-02 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-08-02 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-08-02 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-08-02 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2007-08-02 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2007-08-02 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-08-02 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-08-02 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2007-09-06 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-09-07 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-09-10 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2007-09-11 False D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2007-09-17 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2007-09-18 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2007-09-18 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-09-19 False L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2007-09-24 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2007-09-26 False B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2007-09-27 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2007-09-27 False M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2007-10-18 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-10-22 False E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2007-11-13 False B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2007-12-04 False Law Air piracy Alien property Appellate procedure Civil actions and liability Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and International Finance Government liability (International law) Hostages International Affairs International claims Iraq compilation Jurisdiction Liens Murder Sabotage State-sponsored terrorism Terrorism Torture Transportation and Public Works Victims of terrorism Law

00 2007-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2007-09-26T22:05:30Z Justice for Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to expand the rights of victims of state-sponsored terrorism by: (1) denying foreign states that support terrorism immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts for cases involving personal injury or death related to the terrorist activities of its officials, employees, or agents; (2) allowing certain nationals of the United States, members of the Armed Forces, and federal employees or contractors a private cause of action against a foreign state designated as a state sponsor of terrorism; (3) making foreign states vicariously liable for the actions of their officials, employees, or agents; (4) limiting appeals in cases against foreign states involving terrorist-related injuries; and (5) establishing a pending lien against property of a foreign state sponsor of terrorism upon the initiation of legal action in the United States against such state.

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