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A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to U.S. District Court jurisdiction regarding certain actions involving citizens of the United States and foreign persons.

Introduced: November 19, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Nov 19, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Nov 19, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal judicial code to grant U.S. district courts personal jurisdiction over citizens and subjects of foreign states in actions relating to the purchase or use of a product manufactured outside of the United States (provided such citizen or subject knew or should have known that the product would be imported for sale or use in the United States).

Permits removal of such actions (without regard to whether all interested parties were properly joined and served) to an appropriate Federal district court.

States that the law of the place of injury shall govern all issues concerning liability and damages in such actions.

What's happening now March 11, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 2, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3662: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to U.S. District Court jurisdiction regarding certain actions involving citizens of the United States and foreign persons.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3662/
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"H.R. 3662: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to U.S. District Court jurisdiction regarding certain actions involving citizens of the United States and foreign persons.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3662/.
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H.R. 3662, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3662/.
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[H.R. 3662: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to U.S. District Court jurisdiction regarding certain actions involving citizens of the United States and foreign persons.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3662/)
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