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HR 2493 117th Congress House International Affairs Civil actions and liability Employee benefits and pensions Europe Germany Insurance industry and regulation Interest, dividends, interest rates Life, casualty, property insurance Switzerland War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021

Introduced: April 13, 2021 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Apr 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in House
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Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021

This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies.

An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland.

A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith. 

An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance policy shall be considered timely if filed within 10 years of this bill's enactment.

Judgments and agreements entered before this bill's enactment shall not preclude a claim brought under the bill, with certain exceptions. Neither executive agreements between the United States and a foreign government nor U.S. executive foreign policies shall (1) affect or preclude claims brought under this bill, or (2) supersede or preempt any state laws relating to insurance policies covered by this bill.

What's happening now October 19, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1083 Identical bill Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 13, 2021
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Apr 13, 2021
Zeldin, Lee
· Apr 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2493: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2493/
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"H.R. 2493: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2493/.
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H.R. 2493, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2493/.
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