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Bill114th CongressFiled Jul 29, 2015Law
H.R. 3394

CAPTIVE Act

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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Jul 12, 2016)

Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act or the CAPTIVE Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow a person's court-awarded judgment against a terrorist party that is based on an act of terrorism to be satisfied with assets that the United States has seized or frozen from that terrorist party under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. Under current law, assets seized or frozen under the Trading with the Enemy Act or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act are the only assets seized or frozen by the United States that may be used to satisfy such a person's judgment against a terrorist party.

The bill also narrows the categories of "persons" who may satisfy their judgments against terrorist parties with such seized or frozen assets to natural persons who, at the time the act of terrorism was committed upon which the judgment was obtained, were:

  • U.S. nationals;
  • members of the U.S. Armed Forces; or
  • otherwise employees of the federal government, or of a federal contractor, acting within the scope of employment.

If a person described is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of that deceased person shall count as the person.

(Sec. 3) The bill applies retroactively to judgments entered before its enactment.

What just happenedJul 13, 2016

Received in the Senate.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8](R-FL)Sponsor
6 cosponsors2 D4 R
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  1. Jul 13, 2016IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate.

  2. Jul 12, 2016FloorH38310

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

  3. Jul 12, 2016FloorH37100

    On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4697)

  4. Jul 12, 2016Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H4697)

  5. Jul 12, 2016FloorH30000

    Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4697)

  6. Jul 12, 2016FloorH8D000

    Mr. Goodlatte called up H.R. 3394 and asked unanimous consent to consider in the the House.

  7. Jul 12, 2016CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531.

  8. Jul 12, 2016CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-685.

    Judiciary Committee
  9. Jul 12, 2016Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-685.

    Judiciary Committee
  10. Apr 27, 2016Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Judiciary Committee
  11. Apr 27, 2016Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Judiciary Committee
  12. Apr 22, 2016Committee

    Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  13. Sep 28, 2015Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

    Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
  14. Jul 29, 2015IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  15. Jul 29, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  16. Jul 29, 2015IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed House amendedJul 12, 201636

Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act or the CAPTIVE Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow a person's court-awarded judgment against a terrorist party that is based on an act of terrorism to be satisfied with assets that the United States has seized or frozen from that terrorist party under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. Under current law, assets seized or frozen under the Trading with the Enemy Act or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act are the only assets seized or frozen by the United States that may be used to satisfy such a person's judgment against a terrorist party.

The bill also narrows the categories of "persons" who may satisfy their judgments against terrorist parties with such seized or frozen assets to natural persons who, at the time the act of terrorism was committed upon which the judgment was obtained, were:

  • U.S. nationals;
  • members of the U.S. Armed Forces; or
  • otherwise employees of the federal government, or of a federal contractor, acting within the scope of employment.

If a person described is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of that deceased person shall count as the person.

(Sec. 3) The bill applies retroactively to judgments entered before its enactment.

Introduced in HouseJul 29, 2015

Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act or the CAPTIVE Act

Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to subject the blocked assets of a terrorist party to execution or attachment in aid of execution in order to satisfy a judgment based upon an act of terrorism, regardless of whether the terrorist party ceases to be a terrorist party after judgment is entered.

Redefines a blocked asset to include any asset seized or frozen by the United States under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

CAPTIVE Act — Informed