Amends the Federal judicial code to make a technical amendment relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist states (specifies that a U.S. court shall decline to hear a claim based on an act by a terrorist state if neither the claimant nor the victim was a U.S. national).
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-48.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-48.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 34.
Mr. Hyde moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1472)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3697)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3697)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 105-11.
Became Public Law No: 105-11.
Enacted as Public Law 105-11
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