3.0.0 1193 2023-01-11T13:20:17Z 2023-01-11T13:20:17Z House H HR 2011-03-17 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MALONEY:H.R. 1193.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which reads: ``To regulateCommerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States,and with Indian Tribes.''[Page H1987]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-01T13:22:13Z Referred to 2011-03-17T13:09:15Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-03-17T13:09:20Z Holocaust Rail Justice Act 112 634 S 2012-06-20 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551. Related bill CRS 2011-06-01 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. Committee 2011-03-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-03-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-03-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. 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Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] Janice Hahn D CA 36 2012-07-10 False Law Civil actions and liability Crime victims Europe Federal district courts France Government liability Human rights International law and treaties Jurisdiction and venue Railroads War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity World history Law 00 2011-03-17 Introduced in House 2011-05-24T16:37:07Z Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity.

Declares that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action; and (2) no such action shall be barred because a statute of limitations has expired. Makes this Act applicable to any action pending on or commenced after January 1, 2002.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the extent to which the public has access to records, including archived information, with respect to the deportation of such persons to Nazi concentration camps on such trains.

]]> Holocaust Rail Justice Act Display Title Holocaust Rail Justice Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Holocaust Rail Justice Act Introduced in House 2011-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1193ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1193ih.xml 2011-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. 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.