3.0.0 2790 2022-11-01T05:32:26Z 2022-11-01T05:32:26Z House HR 2019-05-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PENCE:H.R. 2790.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution which grants Congress the authority to make allLaws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H3925]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-26T19:32:34Z Referred to 2019-05-16T14:04:05Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-05-16T14:04:10Z Supporting Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act of 2019 116 1529 S 2019-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 1790 S 2019-12-20 Became Public Law No: 116-92. Related bill CRS 2019-06-26 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2019-05-16 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 2019-05-16 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000615 Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] Greg Pence R IN 6 N G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-05-16 True T000480 Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4] William Timmons R SC R. 4 2019-05-22 False H001082 Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] Kevin Hern R OK 1 2019-05-22 False D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2019-05-22 False W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] Daniel Webster R FL 11 2019-05-22 False T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2019-05-22 False H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2019-05-22 False W000812 Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] Ann Wagner R MO 2 2019-05-22 False S001176 Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] Steve Scalise R LA 1 2019-05-23 False D000616 Rep. 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[R-TN-7] Mark Green R TN E. 7 2019-06-19 False B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2019-07-02 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2019-07-10 False K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2019-07-10 False H001083 Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] Kendra Horn D OK S. 5 2019-07-10 False L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2019-07-11 False P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2019-07-12 False C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-07-16 False G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2019-08-16 False G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2019-08-23 False International Affairs Civil actions and liability Crime victims Federal district courts Foreign property Government liability Iran Jurisdiction and venue Lebanon Middle East Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents New York City Sanctions Securities Terrorism International Affairs 00 2019-05-16 Introduced in House 2020-03-27T14:21:35Z Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019

This bill authorizes jurisdiction over certain Iranian assets so that judgments against Iran for the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, may be collected by the victims' families. Specifically, the bill establishes personal jurisdiction for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over Iranian funds held outside the United States by any foreign securities intermediary.

]]> Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019 Display Title Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To make additional financial assets of the Government of Iran available to pay compensatory damages to the victims of terrorism sponsored by that Government, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2790ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2790ih.xml 2019-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.