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S.634: Holocaust Rail Justice Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced March 17, 2011
- Latest Major Action June 20, 2012
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
19 (14 Democrats, 1 Independent, 1 Independent Democrat, 3 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551.
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| March 17, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) |