# 119-s-1487: LIABLE Act

119-s-1487, LIABLE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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- As of: 2026-08-11
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1487
- Congress: 119
- Title: LIABLE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**This bill would remove immunity for international organizations in certain terrorism-related civil suits.** It creates a new chapter in federal law that defines covered harms and when U.S. courts must hear money-damages claims against those organizations.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Let U.S. victims sue international organizations: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would let some victims sue international organizations in U.S. courts for money damages. It would cover death or personal injury from torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, or material support for those acts. The act must have been done by an offici…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1487 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1487)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1487 (as of 2026-08-11).