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HR 5367 113th Congress House

BASTA Act

Official title: To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow for the use of certain assets of foreign entities to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist parties, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2014 See on congress.gov
Law Bank accounts, deposits, capitalCivil actions and liabilityForeign propertyTerrorism
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Latest action September 26, 2014

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

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Coffman, Mike
· Nov 12, 2014
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jul 31, 2014
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Jul 31, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5367: BASTA Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5367/
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"H.R. 5367: BASTA Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5367/.
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H.R. 5367, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5367/.
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