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HR 2693 107th Congress House

Holocaust Victims Insurance Relief Act of 2001

Official title: To provide for the establishment of the Holocaust Insurance Registry by the Archivist of the United States and to require certain disclosures by insurers to the Secretary of Commerce.

Introduced: September 26, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 24, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Aug 13, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.
Aug 2, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1507)
Aug 1, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 1, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 24, 2002

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Holocaust Victims Insurance Relief Act of 2001 - Directs the Archivist of the United States to establish and maintain a Holocaust Insurance Registry to consist of information on holders and issuers (and related liable entities) of Holocaust-era insurance policies that were: (1) in effect after January 30, 1933, and before December 31, 1945; and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in any area of Europe that was occupied or controlled by Nazi Germany or any ally or sympathizer during such period.

Requires: (1) insurers to file such information in an electronic format with the Secretary of Commerce by a specified deadline; (2) the Secretary to assess a civil penalty for each day an insurer fails to comply; and (3) notify each State's commissioner of insurance of the identity of any insurer that has failed to file such information or to satisfy any penalty.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 30, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 26, 2002
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 26, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 26, 2002
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 12, 2001
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Sep 28, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 1, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2693: Holocaust Victims Insurance Relief Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2693/
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