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Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act

Introduced: July 20, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504.
Jul 30, 2020
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham without amendment. Without written report.
Jul 30, 2020
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil Justice for Victims of China-Originated Viral Infections Diseases Act or the Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act

This bill allows a foreign government to be sued in U.S. district court regarding that government's actions related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak.

A foreign government shall not have sovereign immunity against a lawsuit in the United States seeking money damages for physical or economic injury occurring in the United States following any reckless action or omission of that foreign government (or any official or agent of that government) that caused or substantially contributed to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.

If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against that foreign state, a court may stay a pending case brought under this bill against that foreign state.

What's happening now July 30, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3674 Related bill Civil Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act
  • S 3588 Related bill Justice for Victims of Coronavirus Act
  • HR 7818 Identical bill Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 20, 2020
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 20, 2020
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jul 20, 2020
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 20, 2020
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jul 20, 2020
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jul 20, 2020
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jul 20, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4212: Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4212/
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"S. 4212: Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4212/.
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S. 4212, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4212/.
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[S. 4212: Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4212/)
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