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HR 3394 114th Congress House Law Bank accounts, deposits, capital Civil actions and liability Crime victims Drug trafficking and controlled substances Foreign property Terrorism

CAPTIVE Act

Introduced: July 29, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2016
Received in the Senate.
Jul 12, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 12, 2016
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4697)
Jul 12, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H4697)
Jul 12, 2016
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4697)
Jul 12, 2016
Mr. Goodlatte called up H.R. 3394 and asked unanimous consent to consider in the the House.
Jul 12, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531.
Jul 12, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-685.
Apr 27, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 27, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 22, 2016
Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Discharged.
Sep 28, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 29, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act or the CAPTIVE Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow a person's court-awarded judgment against a terrorist party that is based on an act of terrorism to be satisfied with assets that the United States has seized or frozen from that terrorist party under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. Under current law, assets seized or frozen under the Trading with the Enemy Act or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act are the only assets seized or frozen by the United States that may be used to satisfy such a person's judgment against a terrorist party.

The bill also narrows the categories of "persons" who may satisfy their judgments against terrorist parties with such seized or frozen assets to natural persons who, at the time the act of terrorism was committed upon which the judgment was obtained, were:

  • U.S. nationals;
  • members of the U.S. Armed Forces; or
  • otherwise employees of the federal government, or of a federal contractor, acting within the scope of employment.

If a person described is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of that deceased person shall count as the person.

(Sec. 3) The bill applies retroactively to judgments entered before its enactment.

What's happening now July 13, 2016

Received in the Senate.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1