Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

Summary

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act This bill 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. The bill 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. The bill denies immunity, however, in cases concerning rights in property taken in violation of international law in which the action is based upon a claim that the work was taken: (1) 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; or (2) after 1900 in connection with the acts of a foreign government as part of a systematic campaign of coercive confiscation or misappropriation of works from members of a targeted and vulnerable group. For purposes of these denials of immunity, the court must determine that the activity associated with the exhibition or display is commercial and that determination must be necessary for the court to exercise jurisdiction over the foreign state. The Department of State must ensure that foreign states that apply for such temporary exhibition immunity are notified of the amendments made by this bill.

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Timeline

1. 8 December 2016

   Introduced

   Received in the Senate, read twice.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 December 2016

   Passed

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

   Source: Floor

3. 8 December 2016

   Passed

   On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7551-7552)

   Source: Floor

4. 8 December 2016

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H7551-7552)

   Source: Floor

5. 8 December 2016

   Floor

   Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7551-7552)

   Source: Floor

6. 8 December 2016

   Floor

   Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

   Source: Floor

7. 8 December 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

8. 8 December 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

9. 10 December 2016

   Passed

   Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7128-7131)

   Source: Floor

10. 10 December 2016

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7128-7131)

    Source: Floor

11. 12 December 2016

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

12. 15 December 2016

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

13. 15 December 2016

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

14. 16 December 2016

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 114-319.

    Source: President

15. 16 December 2016

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

16. 16 December 2016

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Versions

• Enrolled Bill · undated · Official file
• Public Law · 16 December 2016 · Official file
• Received in Senate · 8 December 2016 · Official file
• Engrossed in House · 8 December 2016 · Official file

Documents

12 official files

• Enrolled Bill (text)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

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• Enrolled Bill (PDF)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

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• Public Law (text)

  Public Law · EN · 16 December 2016

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 16 December 2016

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• Public Law

  summary · EN · 16 December 2016

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• Passed Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 10 December 2016

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 8 December 2016

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 8 December 2016

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• Received in Senate (text)

  Received in Senate · EN · 8 December 2016

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• Received in Senate (PDF)

  Received in Senate · EN · 8 December 2016

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 8 December 2016

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 December 2016

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Sponsors

• STEVE CHABOT · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Sponsor
• JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor

Related records

• related to → Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act
• related to → CREATE Act of 2016
• related to → Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act