United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6131 (96th)
Anti Foreign Compulsion Act
Introduced
13 December 1979
Last action
13 December 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1]
Subjects
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Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Anti Foreign Compulsion Act - Prohibits a person from raising as a defense in any proceeding commenced under Federal law that such person was under compulsion by a foreign state to act, or fail to act, in violation of such law.
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Timeline
13 December 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
13 December 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 December 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 December 1979
Sponsors
- Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1] · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/6131
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/6131
- us · 96-hr-6131 · source updated 2 September 2025