3.0.0 466 2019-11-15T22:01:06Z 2019-11-15T22:01:06Z Senate S S 2011-03-02 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2012-06-20T18:42:28Z Referred to 2011-03-02T23:49:22Z Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 112 890 HR 2012-03-07 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Related bill CRS 2012-06-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551. Committee 2011-03-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2011-03-17 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2011-09-20 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-11-01 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2012-06-28 False Law Civil actions and liability Europe Germany Legal fees and court costs Life, casualty, property insurance Switzerland War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity Law 00 2011-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-05T21:06:31Z Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 - Allows a beneficiary (including an heir, assignee, or legal representative of a named insured or beneficiary) of a Holocaust-era life, dowry, education, annuity, property, or other insurance policy to bring a civil action in a U.S. district court against the insurer for the covered policy (or a related company of the insurer) to recover proceeds due or otherwise to enforce any rights under the policy. Covers any such policy issued to a policyholder domiciled in any area that was occupied or controlled by Nazi Germany (or by an ally or friendly government) or the territorial jurisdiction of Switzerland.

Requires the award to a prevailing beneficiary of the amount of the proceeds due under the policy, plus prejudgment interest at 6% per year, compounded annually, calculated from the date the amount was originally due. Requires the award of treble damages against any insurer or related company that acted in bad faith. Sets a 10-year statute of limitations for claims filed under this Act.

Prohibits any prior judgment or release entered for any claim arising under a covered policy in any civil action in a federal or state court from impairing any claim brought under this Act.

Declares that any executive agreement between the United States and a foreign government entered into, or any executive foreign policy of the U.S. government established, before, on, or after the enactment of this Act, shall not supercede or preempt any state law or compromise, settle, extinguish, waive, preclude, bar, or foreclose any claim brought under this Act.

]]> Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 Display Title Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the restoration of legal rights for claimants under holocaust-era insurance policies. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s466is/xml/BILLS-112s466is.xml 2012-06-20 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551. 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.