HR 1417
100th Congress
House
International Affairs
Civil actions and liability
Claims
Courts and Civil Procedure
Crime prevention
District courts
Government liability
Government liability (International law)
Homicide
Human rights
Jurisdiction
Murder
Torture
Torture Victim Protection Act of 1988
Introduced: March 4, 1987
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22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1988
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 5, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 5, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 5, 1988
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Sep 30, 1988
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 30, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 28, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 28, 1988
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law Discharged.
Jun 13, 1988
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Report No: 100-693 (Part I).
Jun 7, 1988
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 7, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 28, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State.
Apr 20, 1988
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Apr 20, 1988
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 19, 1988
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Mar 23, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 22, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from State, Justice.
Mar 31, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Mar 16, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 4, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Mar 4, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 4, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Torture Victim Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to impose civil liability on anyone who, under actual or apparent authority of any foreign nation, subjects any person to torture or extrajudicial killing. Grants jurisdiction over such cases to U.S. district courts only after claimants have exhausted all available remedies in the place where the conduct giving rise to the claim occurred.
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.