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HR 3143 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Crime victims Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Federal district courts Government liability Jurisdiction and venue Terrorism

Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

Introduced: December 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jan 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sep 19, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 19, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to include among the exceptions to U.S. jurisdictional immunity of foreign states any statutory or common law tort claim arising out of an act of extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, terrorism, or the provision of material support or resources for such an act, or any claim for contribution or indemnity relating to a claim arising out of such an act.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose liability on, and grant U.S. district courts personal jurisdiction over, any person who commits, or aids, abets, or conspires with a person who commits, an act of international terrorism that injures a U.S. national; and (2) repeal provisions prohibiting civil actions against foreign states or foreign officials for damages related to acts of terrorism.

What's happening now January 9, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 9, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Dec 9, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Nov 19, 2013
Farenthold, Blake
· Oct 30, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· Oct 28, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 23, 2013
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Oct 16, 2013
WOLF, FRANK
· Oct 15, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 7, 2013
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Sep 27, 2013
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Sep 19, 2013
Meehan, Patrick
· Sep 19, 2013
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 19, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Sep 19, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3143: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3143/
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"H.R. 3143: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3143/.
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