118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1179Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2023

A bill to provide for the restoration of legal rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies.

International affairs
Introduced Apr 18, 2023
Last action Apr 18, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies. An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland. A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith.  An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance po...

Provisions · 10 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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Apr 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.