US Congress Senate Bill 1535 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on December 11 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-12-11 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to include among the exceptions to U.S. jurisdictional immunity of foreign states any statutory or common law tort claim arising out of an act of extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, terrorism, or the provision of material support or resources for such an act, or any claim for contribution or indemnity relating to a claim arising out of such an act. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose liability on any person who aids, abets, or conspires with a person who commits an act of international terrorism that is committed, planned, or authorized by a designated foreign terrorist organization and that injures a U.S. national; and (2) repeal provisions prohibiting civil actions against foreign states or foreign officials for damages related to acts of terrorism. Grants U.S. district courts personal jurisdiction, to the maximum extent permissible under the Fifth Amendment, over any person who commits or aids and abets an act of international terrorism, or who otherwise sponsors such act or the person who committed such an act, that injures a U.S. national. Makes this Act applicable to any civil action: (1) pending on, or commenced on or after, this Act's enactment date; and (2) arising out of an injury to a person, property, or business on or after September 11, 2001.

Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-11	House	Held at the desk.
2014-12-11	House	Received in the House.
2014-12-11	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2014-12-11	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6657-6658)
2014-12-11	Senate	The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
2014-12-11	Senate	S.AMDT.4096 Amendment SA 4096 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2014-12-11	Senate	S.AMDT.4096 Amendment SA 4096 proposed by Senator Schumer. (consideration: CR S6658; text: CR S6658)In the nature of substitute.
2014-12-11	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6657-6660)
2014-09-15	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560.
2014-09-15	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2014-09-11	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2013-09-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB3143 (Same As) 2014-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1535/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1535/BILLS-113s1535is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1535/BILLS-113s1535rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1535/BILLS-113s1535es.pdf