3.0.0 3534 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z Senate S S 2012-09-12 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-09-12T20:20:52Z Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act 112 1894 S 2012-09-20 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Related bill CRS 2012-09-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2012-09-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2012-09-12 True Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Crime victims Terrorism Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2012-09-12 Introduced in Senate 2012-11-06T15:23:22Z American Victims of Terrorism Justice Act - Amends the federal criminal code to extend from 4 to 10 years the limitation period for bringing certain actions for civil damages resulting from an act of international terrorism.

Requires this Act to apply to: (1) proceedings pending or commenced on or after the enactment of this Act; and (2) civil actions brought under specified provisions of the federal criminal code for recovery of damages from international terrorism, provided that such actions are filed within six years after enactment of this Act.

Permits any private civil action arising from a violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1991 to be refiled within 90 days after enactment of this Act if the action: (1) was dismissed as time barred prior to the enactment of this Act, and (2) would have been timely filed pursuant to this Act.

]]> American Victims of Terrorism Justice Act Short Titles as Introduced American Victims of Terrorism Justice Act Display Title American Victims of Terrorism Justice Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the statue of limitations for civil actions regarding terrorist acts. Introduced in Senate 2012-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3534is/xml/BILLS-112s3534is.xml 2012-09-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.