3.0.0 4212 2023-01-11T13:45:39Z 2023-01-11T13:45:39Z Senate S 2020-07-20 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-07-30T20:34:32Z Markup by 2020-07-30T14:00:00Z Referred to 2020-07-20T20:43:33Z Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act 116 7818 HR 2020-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Identical 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 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 2020-07-30 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504. Calendars 2020-07-30 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2020-07-30 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-07-30 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2020-07-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-07-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ N H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO 2020-07-20 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2020-07-20 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2020-07-20 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-07-20 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2020-07-20 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2020-07-20 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2020-07-20 True L000594 Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] Kelly Loeffler R GA 2020-10-20 False 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 2020-07-20 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-05T19:36:35Z Civil Justice for Victims of China-Originated Viral Infections Diseases Act or the Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act

This bill allows a foreign government to be sued in U.S. district court regarding that government's actions related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) 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 contributed to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.

If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against that foreign state, a court may stay a pending case brought under this bill against that foreign state.

]]> 25 2020-07-30 Reported to Senate 2021-02-10T17:36:06Z Civil Justice for Victims of China-Originated Viral Infections Diseases Act or the Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act

This bill allows a foreign government to be sued in U.S. district court regarding that government's actions related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) 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 contributed to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.

If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against that foreign state, a court may stay a pending case brought under this bill against that foreign state.

]]> Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act Display Title Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Civil Justice for Victims of China-Originated Viral Infections Diseases Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Civil Justice for Victims of China-Originated Viral Infections Diseases Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS 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 Reported to Senate 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4212rs/xml/BILLS-116s4212rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4212is/xml/BILLS-116s4212is.xml 2020-07-30 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504. 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.