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Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2493| House 
| Updated: 10/19/2021
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (4)
David Kustoff (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021 This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies. An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland. A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith. An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance policy shall be considered timely if filed within 10 years of this bill's enactment. Judgments and agreements entered before this bill's enactment shall not preclude a claim brought under the bill, with certain exceptions. Neither executive agreements between the United States and a foreign government nor U.S. executive foreign policies shall (1) affect or preclude claims brought under this bill, or (2) supersede or preempt any state laws relating to insurance policies covered by this bill.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5265
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019
Apr 13, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1083
Introduced in Senate
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5265
    Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019


  • April 13, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1083
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 13, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 13, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.


  • October 19, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 117-1083: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021
Civil actions and liabilityEmployee benefits and pensionsEuropeGermanyInsurance industry and regulationInterest, dividends, interest ratesLife, casualty, property insuranceSwitzerlandWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2493| House 
| Updated: 10/19/2021
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021 This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies. An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland. A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith. An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance policy shall be considered timely if filed within 10 years of this bill's enactment. Judgments and agreements entered before this bill's enactment shall not preclude a claim brought under the bill, with certain exceptions. Neither executive agreements between the United States and a foreign government nor U.S. executive foreign policies shall (1) affect or preclude claims brought under this bill, or (2) supersede or preempt any state laws relating to insurance policies covered by this bill.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5265
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019
Apr 13, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1083
Introduced in Senate
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5265
    Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019


  • April 13, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1083
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 13, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 13, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.


  • October 19, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (4)
David Kustoff (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 117-1083: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityEmployee benefits and pensionsEuropeGermanyInsurance industry and regulationInterest, dividends, interest ratesLife, casualty, property insuranceSwitzerlandWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity