3.0.0 3592 2023-01-11T13:42:45Z 2023-01-11T13:42:45Z Senate S 2020-05-04 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-04T22:12:54Z Stop COVID Act of 2020 116 6444 HR 2020-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-05-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-05-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN N M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ 2020-05-04 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2020-05-04 True Crime and Law Enforcement Chemical and biological weapons Civil actions and liability Conflicts and wars Government liability Infectious and parasitic diseases International law and treaties Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-05-04 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-18T14:02:08Z 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 allegedly, whether intentionally or unintentionally, discharges a biological agent that results in the bodily injury, death, or damage to property of a U.S. national.

]]> Stop COVID Act of 2020 Display Title Stop COVID Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Stop COVID Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3592is/xml/BILLS-116s3592is.xml 2020-05-04 Read twice and referred to the 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.