Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021

Summary

Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021 This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical or economic harms occurring in the United States as a result of COVID-19. (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.) Specifically, a foreign state shall not have immunity from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) the foreign state's spread of COVID-19, or (2) tortious acts intended to deliberately conceal or distort the existence or nature of COVID-19. If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against the foreign state, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a case filed under this bill involving the foreign state.

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Timeline

1. 22 June 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 June 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 June 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 June 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 June 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 22 June 2021

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Sponsors

• Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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