HR 4647 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2002

Introduced May 2, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Vito Fossella R-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 18, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 2, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2002 - Mandates satisfaction of judgements against a terrorist party from the frozen assets of terrorists, terrorist organizations, and State sponsors of terrorism. Authorizes the President to waive this requirement before the enforcement of any judicial order directing attachment in aid of execution against property subject to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, upon a determination on an asset-by-asset basis that waiver is necessary in the national security interest.

Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to set forth a special rule for cases against Iran with respect to distribution of foreign military sales funds inadequate to satisfy the amount of compensatory awards against Iran.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2002 to May 20, 2002, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-UTChris CannonOriginalMay 2, 2002
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMay 2, 2002
R-CADana RohrabacherMay 9, 2002
R-LARichard H. BakerMay 9, 2002
D-NCMelvin L. WattMay 20, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 18, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
  2. May 2, 2002Introduced in House
  3. May 2, 2002Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Subjects

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