S 2180 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021

Summary
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021 This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical or economic harms occurring in the United States as a result of COVID-19. (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.) Specifically, a foreign state shall not have immunity from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) the foreign state's spread of COVID-19, or (2) tortious acts intended to deliberately conceal or distort the existence or nature of COVID-19. If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against the foreign state, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a case filed under this bill involving the foreign state.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jun 2021
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Introduced Jun 22, 2021 Last action Jun 22, 2021
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Jun 22, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jun 22, 2021
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