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HR 1775 117th 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 2021

Introduced: March 10, 2021 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2021

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 the state to the World Health Organization.

What's happening now May 18, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 10, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1775: Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1775/
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"H.R. 1775: Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1775/.
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H.R. 1775, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1775/.
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[H.R. 1775: Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1775/)
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