US HB4237 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on December 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-12-08 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-12-08 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity.Provides that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action; and (2) no such action shall be barred because a statute of limitations has expired. Makes this Act applicable to any action pending on or commenced after January 1, 2002.
Title
To ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons.
Sponsors
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY] | Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL] |
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2009-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
SB28 (Related) 2009-01-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Europe
Federal district courts
France
Government liability
Human rights
International law and treaties
Jurisdiction and venue
Law
Railroads
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
World history
Crime victims
Europe
Federal district courts
France
Government liability
Human rights
International law and treaties
Jurisdiction and venue
Law
Railroads
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
World history
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4237/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4237/BILLS-111hr4237ih.pdf |