Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jun 12, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Jun 12, 2023
Judiciary
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill authorizes states to sue the Chinese government for harm suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill specifies that the actionable harms for which a state may seek damages include, but are not limited to, expenditures such as overtime wages paid to frontline workers, vaccine or medical equipment purchases, and research and development costs. Such a case must be brought in a U.S. district court. If the Chinese government fails to pay a judgment to a state within one year, the state may obtain a court order directing the federal government to pay the amount owed. If the federal government is ordered to pay the judgment, the federal government must deduct an equivalent am...
Timeline · 3 actions
Jun 15, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Jun 12, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 12, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.