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Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2180| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2021
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021 This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical or economic harms occurring in the United States as a result of COVID-19. (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.) Specifically, a foreign state shall not have immunity from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) the foreign state's spread of COVID-19, or (2) tortious acts intended to deliberately conceal or distort the existence or nature of COVID-19. If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against the foreign state, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a case filed under this bill involving the foreign state.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3662
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3984
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3662
    Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020


  • June 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3984
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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  • HR 117-3984: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021
CaliforniaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal appellate courtsFederal district courtsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment liabilityIllinoisInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational law and treatiesJudicial review and appealsJurisdiction and venueNew York CitySovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTexas

Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2180| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2021
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021 This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical or economic harms occurring in the United States as a result of COVID-19. (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.) Specifically, a foreign state shall not have immunity from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) the foreign state's spread of COVID-19, or (2) tortious acts intended to deliberately conceal or distort the existence or nature of COVID-19. If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against the foreign state, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a case filed under this bill involving the foreign state.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3662
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3984
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3662
    Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020


  • June 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3984
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3984: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CaliforniaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal appellate courtsFederal district courtsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment liabilityIllinoisInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational law and treatiesJudicial review and appealsJurisdiction and venueNew York CitySovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTexas