H.R. 2790
Referred to CommitteeOur Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
6/26/2019 • House
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Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) 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.
Introduced in House • 5/16/2019
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May 16, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
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