3.0.0 2930 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z Senate S S 2009-12-23 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing ssju15 Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Hearings by 2010-07-14T16:04:05Z Referred to 2009-12-23T23:28:05Z 2010-07-14 ssju15 Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-858. Committee 2009-12-23 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2009-12-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13885-13886) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-12-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] ARLEN SPECTER D PA N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-12-23 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2009-12-23 True Law Civil actions and liability Government liability International law and treaties Jurisdiction and venue Terrorism Law 00 2009-12-23 Introduced in Senate 2010-01-29T15:57:20Z Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) expand the liability of foreign states for tortious acts committed against U.S. citizens during a terrorist act and allow civil actions against a foreign state that are now pending or that were dismissed to proceed in accordance with such expanded liability; and (2) impose liability on a foreign state for the acts or omissions of its officials or employees while acting within the scope of their office or employment.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose liability on any person who aids and abets an act of international terrorism, provides material support or resources to terrorist organizations, or conspires with terrorists; (2) grant U.S. district courts personal jurisdiction over such persons; (3) remove the prohibition against bringing a civil action against foreign states or foreign officials for damages related to acts of terrorism; (4) extend from 4 to 10 years the limitation period for bringing an action for civil damages resulting from an act of international terrorism; and (5) allow previously time-barred cases to be refiled within 90 days of the enactment of this Act.

]]> Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act Display Title Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act Introduced in Senate 2009-12-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2930is/xml/BILLS-111s2930is.xml 2010-07-14 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-858. 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.