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H.R. 4592 (99th)

A bill to amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act with respect to admiralty jurisdiction.

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Introduced

15 April 1986

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30 June 2021

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Summary

Amends the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to restrict damages in admiralty cases for improper arrests to the damages incurred during the detention. Authorizes suits to enforce a maritime lien in rem. Provides that a decree against a foreign state may not be an amount greater than the value of the vessel or cargo upon which the lien arose. Grants to U.S. courts jurisdiction over a foreign state in a case brought to foreclose a preferred mortgage as defined by the Ship Mortgage Act.

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