HR 934
103th Congress
House
Law
Americans in foreign countries
Claims
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
East Germany
Europe
Finance and Financial Sector
Genocide
Germany
Government liability (International law)
Immigration
Immunities of foreign states
International Affairs
Jurisdiction
Liens
Limitation of actions
Murder
Torts
Torture
To amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional immunities of foreign states, to grant jurisdiction to the courts of the United States in certain cases involving torture or extrajudicial killing occurring in that state.
Introduced: February 17, 1993
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17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 7, 1994
Received in the Senate.
Oct 7, 1994
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 1994
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 1994
On passage Passed without objection.
Oct 7, 1994
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Oct 7, 1994
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H11299-11300)
Oct 7, 1994
Mr. Brooks asked unanimous consent to discharge the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and consider.
Aug 16, 1994
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
Aug 16, 1994
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-702.
Jun 29, 1994
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 29, 1994
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 8, 1993
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Sep 8, 1993
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 4, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Feb 17, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 17, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal judicial code to make an exception to: (1) sovereign immunity for certain cases involving torture or extrajudicial killing, or genocide in a foreign state; and (2) immunity from attachment or execution relating to judgments of claims for which the foreign state is not immune by virtue of such provision.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1