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S 1944 110th Congress Senate

Justice for Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act

Official title: A bill to provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism.

Introduced: September 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Aug 2, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10793-10794)
Aug 2, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10793)
Aug 2, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 2, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10793-10794)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to expand the rights of victims of state-sponsored terrorism by: (1) denying foreign states that support terrorism immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts for cases involving personal injury or death related to the terrorist activities of its officials, employees, or agents; (2) allowing certain nationals of the United States, members of the Armed Forces, and federal employees or contractors a private cause of action against a foreign state designated as a state sponsor of terrorism; (3) making foreign states vicariously liable for the actions of their officials, employees, or agents; (4) limiting appeals in cases against foreign states involving terrorist-related injuries; and (5) establishing a pending lien against property of a foreign state sponsor of terrorism upon the initiation of legal action in the United States against such state.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1944: Justice for Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1944/
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"S. 1944: Justice for Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1944/.
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