3.0.0 4000 2024-07-24T15:21:39Z 2024-07-24T15:21:39Z House H HR 2023-06-12 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 102 (Monday, June 12, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SANTOS:H.R. 4000.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:US Constitution, Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To authorize States to bring civil actions against theGovernment of the People's Republic of China for harmsuffered by the State as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[Page H2809]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-06-12T16:03:35Z 2023-06-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2953-2955) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-12 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001222 Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3] George Santos R NY 3 N International Affairs International Affairs 2023-07-12T14:49:20Z 00 2023-06-12 Introduced in House 2023-10-11T19:17:58Z CCP Virus Reimbursement For States Act of 2023

This bill authorizes states to sue the Chinese government for harm suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill specifies that the actionable harms for which a state may seek damages include, but are not limited to, expenditures such as overtime wages paid to frontline workers, vaccine or medical equipment purchases, and research and development costs.

Such a case must be brought in a U.S. district court. If the Chinese government fails to pay a judgment to a state within one year, the state may obtain a court order directing the federal government to pay the amount owed. If the federal government is ordered to pay the judgment, the federal government must deduct an equivalent amount from (1) any interest or debt owed by the United States to China, or (2) any amounts made available to provide U.S. assistance to China.


]]> CCP Virus Reimbursement For States Act of 2023 Display Title 45 CCP Virus Reimbursement For States Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:21:39Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 CCP Virus Reimbursement For States Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:38:51Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To authorize States to bring civil actions against the Government of the People's Republic of China for harm suffered by the State as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2024-03-18T20:58:44Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4000ih/xml/BILLS-118hr4000ih.xml 2023-06-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2953-2955) 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.