# 116-hr-6519: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020

116-hr-6519, Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6519
- Congress: 116
- Title: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 This bill allows foreign states to be sued in a U.S. court for physical or economic harms occurring in the United States as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus 2019). (Typically, a foreign state is immune from lawsuits filed against it in a U.S. court.) Specifically, a foreign state shall not have immunity from a lawsuit seeking damages for (1) the foreign state's spread of COVID-19, or (2) tortious acts intended to deliberately conceal or distort the existence or nature of COVID-19. If the United States is in discussions with a foreign state that is seeking to resolve claims related to COVID-19 against the foreign state, the Department of Justice may intervene and seek a stay in a case filed under this bill involving the foreign state.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-6802: ALIGN Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6519 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6519)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-6802: ALIGN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6802)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6519 (as of 2025-11-18).