Bill118th CongressFiled Mar 9, 2023International Affairs
H.R. 1519
Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2023
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 9, 2023)
Compensation for the Victims of State Misrepresentations to the World Health Organization Act of 2023
This bill revises an exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state to allow an action seeking money damages against a foreign state for personal injury, death, or other damage resulting from certain misrepresentations related to infectious disease made by the state to the World Health Organization.
What just happenedMar 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4](R-NJ)Sponsor
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- Introduced in HouseMar 9, 2023
- Mar 9, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 9, 2023IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2023IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House