US SB2452 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-09-21 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 20 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-09-21 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to prohibit the use of funds to make payments to Iran relating to the settlement of claims brought before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until Iran has paid certain compensatory damages awarded to United States persons by United States courts. 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.
Title
A bill to prohibit the use of funds to make payments to Iran relating to the settlement of claims brought before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until Iran has paid certain compensatory damages awarded to United States persons by United States courts.
Sponsors
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] | Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] |
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] | Sen. John Thune [R-SD] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-09-21 | Senate | Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance. Hearings held. |
2016-01-20 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government liability
International affairs
International law and treaties
Iran
Middle East
Terrorism
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government liability
International affairs
International law and treaties
Iran
Middle East
Terrorism
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2452/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2452/BILLS-114s2452is.pdf |