Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2021 or the Stop COVID Act of 2021 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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Stop COVID Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-2006| Senate
| Updated: 6/10/2021
Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2021 or the Stop COVID Act of 2021 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.
Chemical and biological weaponsCivil actions and liabilityConflicts and warsGovernment liabilityInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational law and treatiesMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsViolent crime