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S 1535 113th Congress Senate 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: September 19, 2013 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2014
Held at the desk.
Dec 11, 2014
Received in the House.
Dec 11, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 11, 2014
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6657-6658)
Dec 11, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6657-6658)
Dec 11, 2014
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 11, 2014
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6657-6660)
Sep 15, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560.
Sep 15, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Sep 11, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 19, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 19, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 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 any person or entity that aids, abets, or conspires with a person who commits an act of international terrorism that is committed, planned, or authorized by a designated foreign terrorist organization and 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.

Grants U.S. district courts personal jurisdiction, to the maximum extent permissible under the Fifth Amendment, over any person who commits or aids and abets an act of international terrorism, or who otherwise sponsors such act or the person who committed such an act, that injures a U.S. national.

Makes this Act applicable to any civil action: (1) pending on, or commenced on or after, this Act's enactment date; and (2) arising out of an injury to a person, property, or business on or after September 11, 2001.

What's happening now December 11, 2014

Held at the desk.

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