3.0.0 3674 2023-01-11T13:42:42Z 2023-01-11T13:42:42Z Senate S 2020-05-11 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-11T20:29:38Z Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act 116 3588 S 2020-05-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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 2020-05-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO N Law Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Emergency medical services and trauma care Foreign property Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government liability Infectious and parasitic diseases Jurisdiction and venue Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status State and local government operations Law 00 2020-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-24T14:28:47Z Civil Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act

This bill allows lawsuits against a foreign government for physical or economic injury occurring in the United States following any reckless action or omission by the foreign government (or by an official or agent of the foreign government) that caused or substantially aggravated the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.

]]> Civil Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act Display Title Civil Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Civil Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to strip foreign sovereign immunity of certain foreign states to secure justice for victims of novel coronavirus in the United States. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3674is/xml/BILLS-116s3674is.xml 2020-05-11 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.