3.0.0 6444 2023-01-11T13:43:18Z 2023-01-11T13:43:18Z House HR 2020-04-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 65 (Friday, April 3, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOODEN:H.R. 6444.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to make rules for the government andregulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H1876]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-03T14:02:05Z Stop COVID Act of 2020 116 3592 S 2020-05-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000589 Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] Lance Gooden R TX 5 N G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2020-04-22 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2020-04-22 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2020-05-08 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2020-05-08 False Crime and Law Enforcement Chemical and biological weapons Civil actions and liability Conflicts and wars Government liability Infectious and parasitic diseases International Affairs International law and treaties Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-04-03 Introduced in House 2020-04-24T15:26:43Z Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020 or the Stop COVID Act of 2020

This bill limits the immunity of foreign states from suit in the United States.

Specifically, it bars immunity for a foreign state in cases where the foreign state, whether intentionally or unintentionally, discharges a biological weapon in the United States or that results in the bodily injury of a U.S. citizen.

]]> Stop COVID Act of 2020 Display Title Stop COVID Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to establish an exception to jurisdictional immunity for a foreign state that discharges a biological weapon, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Stop COVID Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6444ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6444ih.xml 2020-04-03 Referred to the House 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.