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Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2680| House 
| Updated: 4/18/2023
David Kustoff

David Kustoff

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (3)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Max L. Miller (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2023 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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-2493
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021
Apr 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1179
Introduced in Senate
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 18, 2023
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5265
    Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-2493
    Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021


  • April 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1179
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 18, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 18, 2023
    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.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 118-1179: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2023

Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2680| House 
| Updated: 4/18/2023
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2023 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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-2493
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021
Apr 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1179
Introduced in Senate
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 18, 2023
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5265
    Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-2493
    Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021


  • April 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1179
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 18, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 18, 2023
    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.
David Kustoff

David Kustoff

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (3)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Max L. Miller (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 118-1179: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted