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- H.R.1193
H.R.1193: Holocaust Rail Justice Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced March 17, 2011
- Latest Major Action June 1, 2011
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
55 (39 Democrats, 16 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Holocaust Rail Justice Act - 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Referred 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.
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House Foreign Affairs
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
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| March 17, 2011 |
Introduced in the House by Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) |