Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 21, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250.
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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019
This bill expands federal court jurisdiction over the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in civil claims by Americans injured or killed by international acts of terrorism that were sponsored by the PA or the PLO.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2019 to Oct 23, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jul 16, 2019 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 16, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Oct 23, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2019Markup Oct 17, 2019Reported Oct 21, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2019Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with amendments. Without written report.
- Oct 21, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250.
- Oct 17, 2019Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jul 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 16, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 13, 2019S. 2132, Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 21, 2019
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to promote security and provide justice for United States victims of international terrorism.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2019Reported to Senate
- Jul 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
