A bill to make additional financial assets of the Government of Iran available to pay compensatory damages to the victims of terrorism sponsored by that Government, and for other purposes.
Supporting Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act of 2019
This bill authorizes jurisdiction over certain Iranian assets so that judgments against Iran for the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, may be collected by the victims' families. Specifically, the bill establishes personal jurisdiction for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over Iranian funds held outside the United States by any foreign securities intermediary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Became Public Law No: 116-92.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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