US Congress House Bill 5949 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Introduced on September 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Victims Before Ransom Act This bill prohibits the use of funds by the United States to make a payment to the government of Iran or an Iranian national relating to the settlement of any claim before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until the President certifies to Congress that Iran has paid all compensatory damages awarded to a U.S. person or entity in a final judgment of a federal or state court arising from an act of international terrorism for which the government of Iran was determined not to be immune from the court's jurisdiction.

Victims Before Ransom Act

Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]

Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]

Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]

Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2016-09-07	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5949/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5949/BILLS-114hr5949ih.pdf