HR 5796 112th Congress House International Affairs Bank accounts, deposits, capital Civil actions and liability Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign and international banking Government liability Government trust funds International law and treaties Iran Middle East

Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act

Introduced: May 17, 2012 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 4, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

May 17, 2012

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 17, 2012

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a common fund to be administered by the class representatives and agents for the former American hostages in Iran and their survivors (case number 1:08-CV-00487 (EGS) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia) in order to pay claims to the American hostages and to family members identified as class members.

Finances the fund from: (1) fines and penalties for violations of activities with respect to any government or person by reason of a connection with Iran, and (2) seized or frozen Iranian assets or assets from persons or entities subject to Iran-related sanctions.

Sets forth payment priority and amount provisions.

States that the United States shall be fully subrogated with respect to payments to all rights of each individual paid under this Act against the government of Iran or the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

What's happening now June 4, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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