114-hr-5949114th Congress

Victims Before Ransom Act

Sponsored By: Representative Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]

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Summary

Victims Before Ransom Act This bill prohibits the use of funds by the United States to make a payment to the government of Iran or an Iranian national relating to the settlement of any claim before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal until the President certifies to Congress that Iran has paid all compensatory damages awarded to a U.S. person or entity in a final judgment of a federal or state court arising from an act of international terrorism for which the government of Iran was determined not to be immune from the court's jurisdiction.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]

NJ • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 9/7/2016

  • Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

  • Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

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