US HB2790 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 39-6)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Authorizes jurisdiction over certain Iranian assets so that judgments against Iran for the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, may be collected by the victims' families. Specifically, the bill establishes personal jurisdiction for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over Iranian funds held outside the United States by any foreign securities intermediary.

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Title

Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-06-26HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-05-16HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2019-05-16HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2019-05-16HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1529 (Related) 2019-05-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
SB1790 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF)
HR758 (Similar To) 2019-12-11 - Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider

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