3.0.0 4142 2024-07-24T15:21:07Z 2024-07-24T15:21:07Z House H HR 2023-06-15 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 105 (Thursday, June 15, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SANTOS:H.R. 4142.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:US Constitution, Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To provide for a cause of action for any United Statesnational who lost a relative on due to COVID-19.[Page H2959]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-06-15T13:06:35Z 2023-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-15 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 2023-08-08T16:45:21Z 00 2023-06-15 Introduced in House 2023-10-17T19:06:22Z CCP Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023

This bill authorizes certain private lawsuits against the Chinese government for harm resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the bill authorizes a case to be brought by (1) a U.S. national if their immediate relative died of COVID-19 (i.e., wrongful death), or (2) a U.S. citizen for harm suffered by the citizen. The harms for which a citizen may seek damages include, but are not limited to, expenditures for 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 under one of these provisions within one year, the plaintiff 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 Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023 Display Title 45 CCP Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:21:07Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 CCP Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:37:55Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To provide for a cause of action for any United States national who lost a relative due to COVID-19. 2024-03-18T21:17:56Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4142ih/xml/BILLS-118hr4142ih.xml 2023-06-15 Referred to the House 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.