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Stop VULTURE Funds Act

Introduced: August 1, 2008 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Aug 1, 2008
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Very Unscrupulous Loan Transfers from Underprivileged Countries to Rich, Exploitive Funds Act or the Stop VULTURE Funds Act - Prohibits: (1) any U.S. person from engaging in sovereign debt profiteering, or any person engaging in sovereign debt profiteering in the United States; and (2) any U.S. court from issuing a summons, subpoena, writ, judgment, attachment, or execution in aid of a claim which would further sovereign debt profiteering.

Sets forth: (1) required court disclosures in actions involving collection of sovereign debt; and (2) related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Treasury.

What's happening now August 1, 2008

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 9, 2008
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 9, 2008
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 1, 2008
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Aug 1, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6796: Stop VULTURE Funds Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6796/
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"H.R. 6796: Stop VULTURE Funds Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6796/.
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H.R. 6796, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6796/.
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