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HR 6524 116th Congress House International Affairs Civil actions and liability Government liability Infectious and parasitic diseases International organizations and cooperation World health

Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2020

Introduced: April 17, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2020

This bill revises an exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state to allow an action seeking money damages against a foreign state for personal injury, death, or other damage resulting from certain misrepresentations made by such state to the World Health Organization.

What's happening now April 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6524: Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6524/
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"H.R. 6524: Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6524/.
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H.R. 6524, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6524/.
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