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S.2180: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021
About This Bill
- Introduced June 22, 2021
- Latest Major Action June 22, 2021
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - June 22, 2021
Bill Summary
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021 This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical or economic harms occurring in the United States as a result of COVID-19. (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.) Specifically, a foreign state shall not have immunity from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) the foreign state's spread of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| June 22, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| June 22, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) |