S. 634 · 112th Congress
Holocaust Rail Justice Act
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SchumerSponsor19 cosponsors · 14 D, 3 R, 2 I
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Menendez
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Bennet
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Brown7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 17, 2011
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 entity.
Declares that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action; and (2) no such action shall be barred because a statute of limitations has expired. Makes this Act applicable to any action pending on or commenced after January 1, 2002.
Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the status of access to wartime records and archives concerning the wartime activities of any such railroad that engaged in the deportation of such persons to Nazi concentration camps.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Holocaust Rail Justice Act
Latest action (Jun 20, 2012): Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551.
Policy area: Law · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 17, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.