3.0.0 6519 2023-01-11T13:43:12Z 2023-01-11T13:43:12Z House HR 2020-04-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 73 (Friday, April 17, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRENSHAW:H.R. 6519.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8:``Provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of theUnited States;''``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.''[Page H1894]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-17T15:03:00Z Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 116 3662 S 2020-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-04-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001120 Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] Dan Crenshaw R TX 2 N S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-04-17 True J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 2020-04-28 False B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2020-04-28 False H001082 Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] Kevin Hern R OK 1 2020-04-28 False G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2020-04-28 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2020-05-12 False S001210 Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] Ross Spano R FL 15 2020-05-12 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2020-05-15 False P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2020-05-28 False M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2020-07-01 False Law California Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Emergency medical services and trauma care Federal appellate courts Federal district courts Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government liability Illinois Infectious and parasitic diseases New York City Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Texas Law 00 2020-04-17 Introduced in House 2021-02-16T17:04:32Z Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020

This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical or economic harms occurring in the United States as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus 2019). (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.)

Specifically, a foreign state shall not have immunity from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) the foreign state's spread of COVID-19, or (2) tortious acts intended to deliberately conceal or distort the existence or nature of COVID-19.

If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against the foreign state, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a case filed under this bill involving the foreign state.

]]> Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 Display Title Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a civil action against a foreign state for deliberate concealment or distortion of information with respect to an international public health emergency, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6519ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6519ih.xml 2020-04-17 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.