S 3592
116th Congress
Senate
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
May 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 4, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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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 allegedly, whether intentionally or unintentionally, discharges a biological agent that results in the bodily injury, death, or damage to property of a U.S. national.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3592: Stop COVID Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3592/
"S. 3592: Stop COVID Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3592/.
S. 3592, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3592/.
[S. 3592: Stop COVID Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3592/)