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H.R. 9563 118th Congress House

Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2024

Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the availability of civil actions affected by United States sanctions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2024 Introduced by: Wesley Hunt Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityContracts and agencySanctions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2024
Received in the Senate.
Dec 3, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6214-6215)
Dec 3, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 3, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6214-6215)
Dec 3, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9563.
Dec 3, 2024
Mr. Hunt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 3, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6214-6216)
Sep 25, 2024
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 25, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 12, 2024
Introduced in House
Sep 12, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action December 4, 2024

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2024

This bill prohibits civil claims in federal court for harm resulting from the imposition of U.S. sanctions (e.g., export controls) impeding the performance of a contract.  

The prohibition only applies if the U.S. sanctions went into effect after the date on which the contract was executed. 

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4
R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 11, 2024
 R
Fitzgerald, Scott
Wisconsin · Sep 12, 2024
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 12, 2024
 D
Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Sep 12, 2024
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 12, 2024
 R
Lee, Laurel M.
Florida · Sep 12, 2024
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 12, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9563: Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9563/
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"H.R. 9563: Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9563/.
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