US HB3338 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 53-30)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015 Establishes in the Treasury the American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund to: (1) make payments to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to their families, who are identified as members of the proposed class in case number 1:00-CV-03110 (ESG) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; and (2) satisfy their claims against Iran relating to the taking of hostages and treatment of personnel of the U.S. embassy in Tehran between November 4, 1979, and January 20, 1981. Imposes a surcharge, to be deposited into the Fund, of 30% on the amount of: (1) any fine or penalty imposed for a violation (committed on or after enactment of this Act) of a law or regulation penalizing any economic activity relating to Iran that is administered by the Departments of State, Treasury, Justice, Commerce, or Energy; or (2) the monetary amount of a settlement entered into by a person regarding a suspected violation of such a law or regulation. Requires distribution of Fund payments to members of the proposed class in the following amounts: to each living former hostage, $6,750 for each day of captivity; to the estate of each deceased former hostage, $6,750 for each day of captivity; to each spouse (who is also a member of the identified class) of a former hostage, $600,000, or to the estate of such spouse who is deceased, $600,000; and to each child (who is also a member of the identified class) of a former hostage, $600,000, or to the estate of such child who is deceased, $600,000. Specifies the order of payment distribution. Prohibits a payment recipient from maintaining an action against Iran in any federal or state court for any claims relating to the hostage events. Deems waived and forever released all existing claims against Iran for those events upon payment from the Fund to all designated recipients. Requires the Department of State to submit recommendations to Congress if Fund amounts will be insufficient to pay all recipients within 444 days after enactment of this Act.

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Title

Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015

Sponsors

Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]
Rep. Don Young [R-AK]Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]
Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. David Young [R-IA]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Rep. French Hill [R-AR]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-09-08HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-07-29HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2015-07-29HouseReferred to House Foreign Affairs
2015-07-29HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2015-07-29HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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.
2015-07-29HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB868 (Related) 2015-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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