3.0.0 2597 2023-01-11T13:22:43Z 2023-01-11T13:22:43Z House H HR 2011-07-20 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALLONE:H.R. 2597.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H5285]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa14 Europe Subcommittee Referred to 2011-10-25T12:59:29Z Referred to 2011-07-20T14:00:52Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-07-20T14:01:00Z 2011-10-25 hsfa14 Europe Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia. Committee 2011-07-20 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2011-07-20 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2011-07-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1366-1367) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2011-07-20 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 9 2011-07-20 True G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2011-07-25 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2011-08-01 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2011-10-06 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2011-10-13 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2012-01-24 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2012-04-24 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2012-09-28 False International Affairs Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Cyprus Department of Justice Europe Federal district courts Government liability Government trust funds International law and treaties Jurisdiction and venue Legal fees and court costs Middle East Property rights Turkey International Affairs 00 2011-07-20 Introduced in House 2011-09-30T16:28:09Z American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act - Amends the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to urge the President to authorize the Secretary of State to begin negotiations with Turkey to allow for certain claims by U.S. nationals respecting real property in the Turkish-held portions of Cyprus.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury a Claims Fund for the payment of unsatisfied claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey. Sets forth payment procedures.

Grants U.S. district court jurisdiction for civil actions against any private person by a U.S. national who owns property in the Turkish-held portion of Cyprus.

]]> American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act Display Title American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to allow for certain claims of nationals of the United States against Turkey, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act Introduced in House 2011-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2597ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2597ih.xml 2011-10-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia. 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.