Holocaust Rail Justice Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 11, 2013)
Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity.
Declares that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action, and (2) no such action shall be barred because a statute of limitations has expired. Makes this Act applicable to any action pending on or commenced after January 1, 2002.
Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the extent to which the public has access to records, including archived information, with respect to the deportation of such persons to Nazi concentration camps on such trains.
What just happenedApr 30, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 11, 2013
- Apr 30, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Apr 11, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
- Apr 11, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
- Apr 11, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E428)
- Apr 11, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 11, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House