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H.R. 1505 (113th)

Holocaust Rail Justice Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 April 2013

Last action

30 April 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Sponsors

Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19]

Subjects

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Source updated

5 December 2025

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 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 extent to which the public has access to records, including archived information, with respect to the deportation of such persons to Nazi concentration camps on such trains.

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Timeline

  1. 11 April 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 April 2013

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E428)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 April 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 April 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 30 April 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

    Source: Committee

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