Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 9, 2023
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Referred
Feb 9, 2023
the Judiciary
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical injury to a person or property or death occurring in the United States as a result of fentanyl trafficking. (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.) Specifically, a foreign state is not immune from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) an act of fentanyl trafficking in or into the United States, or (2) a tortious act or acts regardless where the tortious act or acts occurred. If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to fentanyl trafficking or tortious acts, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a...
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Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.