HR 6444
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Chemical and biological weapons
Civil actions and liability
Conflicts and wars
Government liability
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International law and treaties
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Violent crime
Stop COVID Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020 or the Stop COVID Act of 2020
This bill limits the immunity of foreign states from suit in the United States.
Specifically, it bars immunity for a foreign state in cases where the foreign state, whether intentionally or unintentionally, discharges a biological weapon in the United States or that results in the bodily injury of a U.S. citizen.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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