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S. 1393 (113th)

Holocaust Rail Justice Act

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Introduced

30 July 2013

Last action

30 July 2013 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944, and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity. Declares that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action, and (2) no such action shall be barred because a statute of limitations has expired. Makes this Act applicable to any action pending on or commenced after January 1, 2002. Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the status of access to wartime records and archives concerning the wartime activities of any such railroad that engaged in the deportation of such persons to Nazi concentration camps.

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Timeline

  1. 30 July 2013

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 July 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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