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HR 271 106th Congress House Law Civil actions and liability Claims Damages Europe Finance and Financial Sector Genocide Germany Government Operations and Politics History Immunities of foreign states International Affairs Jewish holocaust (1939-1945) Jurisdiction Liens Nazism Pretrial procedure Torts World War II

Justice for Holocaust Survivors Act

Introduced: January 6, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Holocaust Survivors Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to make an exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state in certain cases where money damages are sought for the personal injury of a U.S. citizen caused by an act of genocide occurring during World War II in the predecessor states of the Federal Republic of Germany, or in any territories or areas occupied, annexed, or otherwise controlled by those states. Sets the venue for such cases.

Makes an exception to immunity from attachment with respect to such claims.

What's happening now February 25, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15 Republican 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 5, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 14, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 2, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 2, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 23, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 1999
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 4, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 2, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 19, 1999
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 6, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 6, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 6, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 6, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 6, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 6, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 6, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 271: Justice for Holocaust Survivors Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-271/
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