3.0.0 889 2023-01-11T13:28:30Z 2023-01-11T13:28:30Z House HR 2015-02-11 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHABOT:H.R. 889.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this legislation isbased is found in article I, section 8, clause 9; articleIII, section 1, clause 1; and article III, section 2, clause2, of the Constitution, which grant Congress authority overfederal courts.[Page H983]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Discharged from 2015-03-23T21:13:56Z Referred to 2015-03-16T20:23:20Z Reported by 2015-06-08T19:16:53Z Markup by 2015-03-24T15:09:47Z Referred to 2015-02-11T15:05:25Z H. Rept. 114-141 CREATE Act of 2016 114 2648 S 2016-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act 114 3155 S 2016-09-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632. Related bill House Related bill CRS Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act 114 6477 HR 2016-12-16 Became Public Law No: 114-319. Related bill CRS 2015-06-10 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2015-06-09 17:27:10 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2015-06-09 17:27:08 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3956-3957) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2015-06-09 17:27:08 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3956-3957) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-09 17:09:14 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 889. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-06-09 17:09:11 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3956-3959) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2015-06-09 17:09:06 Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2015-06-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 101. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00101 2015-06-08 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-141. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-06-08 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-141. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-03-24 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2015-03-24 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-03-23 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Discharged. Committee 2015-03-16 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2015-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-02-11 True G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2015-02-11 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2015-02-11 True 2015-03-31T20:23:00Z H.R. 889, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50072 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 24, 2015 Law Art, artists, authorship Cultural exchanges and relations Europe Germany Government liability Historical and cultural resources International law and treaties Jurisdiction and venue Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Property rights War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity Law 00 2015-02-11 Introduced in House 2016-03-11T21:49:20Z Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

Amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts in commercial activity cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property, or any property exchanged for it, is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States; or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States.

Grants a foreign state or certain carriers immunity from federal or state court jurisdiction for any activity in the United States associated with a temporary exhibition or display of a work of art or other object of cultural significance if:

  • the work of art or other object of cultural significance is imported into the United States from any foreign country pursuant to an agreement for its temporary exhibition or display between a foreign state that is its owner or custodian and the United States or U.S. cultural or educational institutions; and
  • the President has determined that such work is culturally significant and its temporary exhibition or display is in the national interest.

Denies immunity, however, in cases concerning rights in property taken in violation of international law in which: (1) the action is based upon a claim that the work was taken between January 30, 1933, and May 8, 1945, by the government of Germany or any government in Europe occupied, assisted, or allied by the German government; (2) the court determines that the activity associated with the exhibition or display is commercial; and (3) that determination is necessary for the court to exercise jurisdiction over the foreign state.

]]> 79 2015-06-08 Reported to House without amendment 2015-06-29T15:07:53Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

(Sec. 2) Amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts in commercial activity cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property, or any property exchanged for it, is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States, or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States.

Prohibits from being excluded from jurisdictional immunity as a commercial activity (and thereby provides immunity for) any activity in the United States of a foreign state, or of any carrier, associated with a temporary exhibition or display, if: (1) the work of art or other object of cultural significance is imported into the United States from any foreign country pursuant to an agreement for its temporary exhibition or display between a foreign state that is its owner or custodian and the United States or U.S. cultural or educational institutions, and (2) the President has determined that such work is culturally significant and its temporary exhibition or display is in the national interest.

Denies immunity in cases concerning rights in property taken in violation of international law in which: (1) the action is based upon a claim that the work was taken between January 30, 1933, and May 8, 1945, by the government of Germany or any government in Europe occupied, assisted, or allied by the German government; (2) the court determines that the activity associated with the exhibition or display is commercial; and (3) that determination is necessary for the court to exercise jurisdiction over the foreign state.

]]> 81 2015-06-09 Passed House without amendment 2015-06-29T15:11:38Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

(Sec. 2) Amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts in commercial activity cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property, or any property exchanged for it, is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States, or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States.

Prohibits from being excluded from jurisdictional immunity as a commercial activity (and thereby provides immunity for) any activity in the United States of a foreign state, or of any carrier, associated with a temporary exhibition or display, if: (1) the work of art or other object of cultural significance is imported into the United States from any foreign country pursuant to an agreement for its temporary exhibition or display between a foreign state that is its owner or custodian and the United States or U.S. cultural or educational institutions, and (2) the President has determined that such work is culturally significant and its temporary exhibition or display is in the national interest.

Denies immunity in cases concerning rights in property taken in violation of international law in which: (1) the action is based upon a claim that the work was taken between January 30, 1933, and May 8, 1945, by the government of Germany or any government in Europe occupied, assisted, or allied by the German government; (2) the court determines that the activity associated with the exhibition or display is commercial; and (3) that determination is necessary for the court to exercise jurisdiction over the foreign state.

]]> Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act Display Title Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, to clarify the exception to foreign sovereign immunity set forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such title. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act Short Titles as Reported to House Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act H House Received in Senate 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr889rds/xml/BILLS-114hr889rds.xml Engrossed in House 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr889eh/xml/BILLS-114hr889eh.xml Reported in House 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr889rh/xml/BILLS-114hr889rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr889ih/xml/BILLS-114hr889ih.xml 2015-06-10 Received in the Senate. 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.