3.0.0 3588 2023-01-11T13:42:46Z 2023-01-11T13:42:46Z Senate S 2020-05-04 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-04T21:27:12Z Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Around the World Act 116 3673 S 2020-05-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS Civil Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act 116 3674 S 2020-05-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act 116 7818 HR 2020-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act 116 4212 S 2020-07-30 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504. Related bill CRS 2020-05-04 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-05-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO N International Affairs Asia Cardiovascular and respiratory health China Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Foreign property Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government liability Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases International organizations and cooperation Jurisdiction and venue Medical research Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status State and local government operations World health International Affairs 00 2020-05-04 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-13T21:03:41Z Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act

This bill establishes various bodies to investigate and seek damages from China relating to its response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak. The bill also allows a foreign government to be sued in U.S. district court regarding that government's actions related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

A foreign government shall not have sovereign immunity against a lawsuit in the United States seeking money damages for physical or economic injury occurring in the United States following any reckless action or omission of that foreign government (or any official or agent of that government) that caused or substantially aggravated the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.

The President shall establish a task force to investigate and secure damages from China's government related to China's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Department of State shall form a delegation to the International Commission to Investigate the Role of the Government of the People's Republic of China in the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. The delegation shall form the commission with U.S. allies and partners.

The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs shall establish (1) the Interagency Working Group to Quantify Harm Caused by the Government of the People's Republic of China, and (2) the Interagency Working Group to Secure Damages from the Government of the People's Republic of China.

]]> Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act Display Title Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to secure justice for victims of novel coronavirus in the United States and abroad. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3588is/xml/BILLS-116s3588is.xml 2020-05-04 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.