United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8194 (117th)
Civil Justice for Victims of International Fentanyl Trafficking Act
Introduced
22 June 2022
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Summary
Civil Justice for Victims of International Fentanyl Trafficking Act This bill allows a U.S. state to bring a civil action against a foreign state in federal court for money damages for death or physical injury to a person caused by fentanyl use or exposure occurring in the United States. The injury must follow any reckless action of an alien unlawfully present in the United States or certain foreign opioid traffickers that caused or substantially contributed to the unlawful trafficking of fentanyl from the foreign state into and within the United States.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 June 2022
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 June 2022
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 June 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8194
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8194