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HR 2781 106th Congress House

To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to provide for the settlement of claims relating to American victims of National Socialist persecution.

Introduced: August 5, 1999 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
International Affairs Appellate courtsAppellate procedureCompensation for victims of crimeCrime and Law Enforcement
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DamagesDiscovery (Law)GermanyGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment liability (International law)Government paperworkHistoryInternational arbitrationInternational claimsJewish holocaust (1939-1945)Judicial review of administrative actsLawLimitation of actionsNazismNegotiations
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to grant the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States the authority to settle claims for damages for American victims of National Socialist (Nazi) persecution. Provides for the judicial review of Commission determinations with respect to such claims.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2781: To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to provide for the settlement of claims relating to American victims of National Socialist persecution.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2781/
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"H.R. 2781: To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to provide for the settlement of claims relating to American victims of National Socialist persecution.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2781/.
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H.R. 2781, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2781/.
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[H.R. 2781: To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to provide for the settlement of claims relating to American victims of National Socialist persecution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2781/)
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