H.R. 5954 · 115th Congress
Anti-terrorism Clarification Act of 2018
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.
R
GoodlatteSponsor7 cosponsors · 3 D, 4 R
4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced May 24, 2018
- House Passed Jul 23, 2018
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make three changes to provisions governing civil claims for damages resulting from an act of international terrorism.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 24, 2018
Anti-terrorism Clarification Act of 2018
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make three changes to provisions governing civil claims for damages resulting from an act of international terrorism.
First, the bill narrows the limitation on such claims that occur during an act of war. Current law bars claims for international terrorism that occur during an armed conflict between military forces. This bill specifies that designated foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists are not military forces.
Second, the bill makes available any asset of a terrorist party seized or frozen under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act for the satisfaction of court-awarded judgments against the terrorist party.
Third, it allows federal courts to exercise personal jurisdiction over a foreign non-state defendant that accepts benefits from the United States (e.g., foreign assistance).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018
Latest action (Jul 24, 2018): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: May 24, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced May 24, 2018
- House Passed Jul 23, 2018
No recorded floor vote found.