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H.R. 889 (114th)

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 February 2015

Last action

10 June 2015 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate.

Sponsors

Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]

Subjects

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7 April 2025

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Summary

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act Amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts in commercial activity cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property, or any property exchanged for it, is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States; or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States. Grants a foreign state or certain carriers immunity from federal or state court jurisdiction for any activity in the United States associated with a temporary exhibition or display of a work of art or other object of cultural significance if: the work of art or other object of cultural significance is imported into the United States from any foreign country pursuant to an agreement for its temporary exhibition or display between a foreign state that is its owner or custodian and the United States or U.S. cultural or educational institutions; and the President has determined that such work is culturally significant and its temporary exhibition or display is in the national interest. Denies immunity, however, in cases concerning rights in property taken in violation of international law in which: (1) the action is based upon a claim that the work was taken between January 30, 1933, and May 8, 1945, by the government of Germany or any government in Europe occupied, assisted, or allied by the German government; (2) the court determines that the activity associated with the exhibition or display is commercial; and (3) that determination is necessary for the court to exercise jurisdiction over the foreign state.

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Timeline

  1. 11 February 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 February 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 February 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 March 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

    Source: Committee

  5. 23 March 2015

    Committee

    Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  6. 24 March 2015

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  7. 24 March 2015

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 8 June 2015

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 101.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 8 June 2015

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-141.

    Source: Committee

  10. 8 June 2015

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-141.

    Source: Committee

  11. 9 June 2015

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  12. 9 June 2015

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3956-3957)

    Source: Floor

  13. 9 June 2015

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3956-3957)

    Source: Floor

  14. 9 June 2015

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 889.

    Source: Floor

  15. 9 June 2015

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3956-3959)

    Source: Floor

  16. 9 June 2015

    Floor

    Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

  17. 10 June 2015

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

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