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HR 899 106th Congress House

Pan Am Flight 103 Witness to Justice Act

Official title: To provide for the liquidation of Libyan assets to pay for the costs of travel to and from the Hague of families of the victims of the crash of Pan Am flight 1… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the liquidation of Libyan assets to pay for the costs of travel to and from the Hague of families of the victims of the crash of Pan Am flight 103 for the purpose of attending the trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash.

Introduced: March 2, 1999 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Alien propertyBombingsCommercial aircraftCompensation for victims of crime
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Crime and Law EnforcementCriminal courtsEuropeExpropriationFamiliesForeign Trade and International FinanceLawLibyaMarried peopleMiddle East and North AfricaNetherlandsParentsSanctions (International law)ScotlandSiblings
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Mar 2, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 2, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pan Am Flight 103 Witness to Justice Act - Directs the President to vest and liquidate so much of blocked Libyan assets as is necessary to pay for the reasonable costs of travel to and from the Hague, Netherlands, by immediate family members of U.S. citizens who were victims of the crash of Pan American flight 103 in 1988, for the purpose of attending the trial of the individuals suspected of terrorist acts causing the crash.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 26, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 26, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 899: Pan Am Flight 103 Witness to Justice Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-899/
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"H.R. 899: Pan Am Flight 103 Witness to Justice Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-899/.
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H.R. 899, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-899/.
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