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Stop COVID Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3592| Senate 
| Updated: 5/4/2020
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (2)
Martha McSally (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020 or the Stop COVID Act of 2020 This bill limits the immunity of foreign states from suit in the United States. Specifically, it bars immunity for a foreign state in cases where the foreign state allegedly, whether intentionally or unintentionally, discharges a biological agent that results in the bodily injury, death, or damage to property of a U.S. national.
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Timeline
Apr 3, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6444
Introduced in House
May 4, 2020
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • April 3, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6444
    Introduced in House


  • May 4, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 4, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6444: Stop COVID Act of 2020
Chemical and biological weaponsCivil actions and liabilityConflicts and warsGovernment liabilityInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational law and treatiesMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsViolent crime

Stop COVID Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3592| Senate 
| Updated: 5/4/2020
Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020 or the Stop COVID Act of 2020 This bill limits the immunity of foreign states from suit in the United States. Specifically, it bars immunity for a foreign state in cases where the foreign state allegedly, whether intentionally or unintentionally, discharges a biological agent that results in the bodily injury, death, or damage to property of a U.S. national.
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Suggested Questions

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Timeline
Apr 3, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6444
Introduced in House
May 4, 2020
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • April 3, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6444
    Introduced in House


  • May 4, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 4, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (2)
Martha McSally (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-6444: Stop COVID Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Chemical and biological weaponsCivil actions and liabilityConflicts and warsGovernment liabilityInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational law and treatiesMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsViolent crime