To make funds available to pay the United States prisoners of war that brought suit against the Government of Iraq in the case of Acree v. Republic of Iraq.
Latest action · Jul 22, 2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 22, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay $1 million to each of the 17 plaintiffs in the case of Acree v. Republic of Iraq that were held captive by Iraq during the first Gulf War.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2004Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2004Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Compensation (Law)
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Damages
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ex-prisoners of war
- Government liability (International law)
- History
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Law
- Middle East and North Africa
- Persian Gulf War
- Reprogramming of appropriated funds
- Torture
- Veterans' benefits
- War crimes
- War relief
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2004Introduced in House
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