HR 5367 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

BASTA Act

Introduced Jul 31, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Bill Posey R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 26, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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. IntroducedJul 31, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bank Account Seizure of Terrorist Assets Act or BASTA Act - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to subject the blocked assets of a terrorist party to execution or attachment in aid of execution in order to satisfy a judgment based upon an act of terrorism, regardless of whether the terrorist party ceases to be a terrorist party after judgment is entered.

Redefines a blocked asset to include any asset seized or frozen by the United States under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2014 to Nov 12, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJul 31, 2014
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJul 31, 2014
R-SCMick MulvaneyOriginalJul 31, 2014
R-COMike CoffmanNov 12, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. Jul 31, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Jul 31, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 31, 2014Introduced in House

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