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HR 5367 113th Congress House Law Bank accounts, deposits, capital Civil actions and liability Foreign property Terrorism

BASTA Act

Introduced: July 31, 2014 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 31, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 31, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bank Account Seizure of Terrorist Assets Act or BASTA Act - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to subject the blocked assets of a terrorist party to execution or attachment in aid of execution in order to satisfy a judgment based upon an act of terrorism, regardless of whether the terrorist party ceases to be a terrorist party after judgment is entered.

Redefines a blocked asset to include any asset seized or frozen by the United States under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

What's happening now September 26, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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