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Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2011

Introduced: May 6, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Nov 29, 2012
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Nov 29, 2012
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 15, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Nov 15, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
Jul 29, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Jul 29, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
May 6, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
May 6, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2011 - States the policy of the United States regarding: (1) advocacy within the governing bodies of international organizations and other foreign policy settings for the full compensation and fair treatment of persons in whose favor judgments have been awarded by U.S. courts; (2) protection of economic interests of persons and nations that benefit from a reliable flow of foreign capital by restricting the access to U.S. capital markets of judgment evading foreign states (foreign states that fail to fully satisfy a final judgment exceeding a certain amount for more than two years) and their state-owned corporations, warning of the dangers of dealing financially with such states and state-owned corporations, and calling upon international financial institutions to vote against providing funding or foreign capital to judgment evading foreign states; and (3) further solidification of the authority of the U.S. courts by preventing such states from willfully flouting the judgments of those courts.

Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: (1) deny a judgment evading foreign state access to U.S. capital markets; and (2) require all periodic filings made by such a state with the SEC to bear prominently a warning describing its failure to satisfy outstanding judgments. Imposes similar restrictions on state-owned corporations of such states.

Requires: (1) a proposal to extend bilateral or multilateral assistance to a judgment evading state to bear notice that such state is a judgment evading state; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to notify Congress promptly of the proposal.

What's happening now November 29, 2012

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2
Garrett, Scott
· Nov 17, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 12, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Oct 12, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· Jul 19, 2011
McHenry, Patrick
· Jul 13, 2011
BACA, JOE
· Jul 6, 2011
Reed, Tom
· Jun 15, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 31, 2011
Carnahan, Russ
· May 6, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1798: Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1798/
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