United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4292 (105th)
Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 1998
Introduced
21 July 1998
Last action
26 August 1998 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Sponsors
Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4], Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11], Rep. Pappas, Michael [R-NJ-12], Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [R-MD-2], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]
Subjects
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Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal judicial code to subject property of foreign states located in the United States to attachment or execution on a judgment in cases where money damages are sought against the foreign state for personal injury or death or economic harm caused by an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, or the provision of material support or resources to terrorists.
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Timeline
21 July 1998
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
21 July 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 July 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 August 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 July 1998 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pappas, Michael [R-NJ-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [R-MD-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4292
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4292
- us · 105-hr-4292 · source updated 21 August 2025