HR 8194
117th Congress
House
Law
Civil Justice for Victims of International Fentanyl Trafficking Act
Introduced: June 22, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 22, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 22, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Civil Justice for Victims of International Fentanyl Trafficking Act
This bill allows a U.S. state to bring a civil action against a foreign state in federal court for money damages for death or physical injury to a person caused by fentanyl use or exposure occurring in the United States. The injury must follow any reckless action of an alien unlawfully present in the United States or certain foreign opioid traffickers that caused or substantially contributed to the unlawful trafficking of fentanyl from the foreign state into and within the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1