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S 1529 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Civil actions and liability Crime victims Federal district courts Foreign property Government liability Iran Jurisdiction and venue Lebanon Middle East Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents New York City Sanctions Securities Terrorism

Supporting Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act of 2019

Introduced: May 16, 2019 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 16, 2019
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Supporting Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act of 2019

This bill authorizes jurisdiction over certain Iranian assets so that judgments against Iran for the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, may be collected by the victims' families. Specifically, the bill establishes personal jurisdiction for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over Iranian funds held outside the United States by any foreign securities intermediary.

What's happening now May 16, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 16, 2019
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 16, 2019
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · May 16, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1529: Supporting Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1529/
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"S. 1529: Supporting Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1529/.
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S. 1529, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1529/.
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