S. 3662 · 116th Congress
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020
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Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 7, 2020
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020
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 (i.e., coronavirus 2019). (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 COVID-19, or (2) tortious acts intended to deliberately conceal or distort the existence or nature of COVID-19.
If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against the foreign state, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a case filed under this bill involving the foreign state.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020
Latest action (May 7, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Law · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 7, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.