United States · Bill · S
S. 568 (105th)
A bill to make a technical correction to title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist states.
Introduced
14 April 1997
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Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41.
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Summary
Amends the Federal judicial code to make a technical amendment relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist states (specifies that a U.S. court shall decline to hear a claim based on an act by a terrorist state if neither the claimant nor the victim was a U.S. national).
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Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 17 April 1997
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 17 April 1997
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 April 1997
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 April 1997
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 April 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/568
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/568