Embassy Employee Compensation Act

Summary

Embassy Employee Compensation Act - Directs the Attorney General to provide compensation for American citizens who were victims of the bombings of the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and of the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on August 7, 1998. Authorizes payments for physical harm, economic losses and noneconomic losses such as physical and emotional pain or loss of enjoyment of life for individuals present at either of the bombings or their immediate aftermath. Allows relatives of an individual killed to collect on behalf of the deceased. Declares that individuals filing claims waive the right to participate in civil suits in any Federal or State court for damages sustained in the bombings, except for suits that involve recovery of "collateral source" obligations such as life insurance, pension funds, death benefit programs and payments by Federal, State and local governments. Declares that only one claim may be filed by an individual or on behalf of a deceased person and that there will be no punitive damages awarded.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 22 May 2002

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 22 May 2002

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 21 May 2002

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 21 May 2002

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 20 May 2002

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  Reported in House · EN · 20 May 2002

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• Reported to House without amendment

  summary · EN · 20 May 2002

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 November 2001

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  Introduced in House · EN · 29 November 2001

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• Introduced in House

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