3.0.0 868 2023-01-11T13:27:47Z 2023-01-11T13:27:47Z Senate S 2015-03-26 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-26T16:09:41Z Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 114 1635 S 2016-12-16 Became Public Law No: 114-323. Related bill CRS Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015 114 3338 HR 2015-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS 2015-03-26 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2015-03-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-03-26 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2015-03-26 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2015-04-14 False International Affairs Civil actions and liability Crime victims Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government liability Government trust funds Iran Middle East Sanctions International Affairs 00 2015-03-26 Introduced in Senate 2015-05-04T22:07:12Z Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015

Establishes in the Treasury the American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund to: (1) make payments to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to their families, who are identified as members of the proposed class in case number 1:00-CV-03110 (ESG) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; and (2) satisfy their claims against Iran relating to the taking of hostages and treatment of personnel of the U.S. embassy in Tehran between November 3, 1979, and January 20, 1981.

Imposes a surcharge, to be deposited into the Fund, of 30% on the amount of: (1) any fine or penalty imposed for a violation (committed on or after enactment of this Act) of a law or regulation penalizing any economic activity relating to Iran that is administered by the Departments of State, Treasury, Justice, Commerce, or Energy; or (2) the monetary amount of a settlement entered into by a person regarding a suspected violation of such a law or regulation.

Requires Fund payments to members of the proposed class in the following order of priority:

  • $10,000 for each day of captivity first to each living former hostage and then to the estate of each deceased former hostage, and
  • $5,000 to each spouse and child of a former hostage for each day of captivity of the former hostage.

Prohibits a payment recipient from maintaining an action against Iran in any federal or state court for any claims relating to the hostage events. Waives and forever releases all existing claims against Iran for those events upon payment from the Fund to all designated recipients.

Requires the State Department to submit recommendations to Congress if Fund amounts will be insufficient to pay all recipients within 444 days after enactment of this Act.

]]> Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015 Display Title Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a fund to make payment to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to members of their families, who are identified as members of the proposed class in case number 1:00-CV-03110 (ESG) of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s868is/xml/BILLS-114s868is.xml 2015-03-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.