To ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced on April 11, 2013, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
27 Cosponsors (20 Democrats, 7 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Maloney applauds historic U.S.-French deal to compensate Holocaust victims deported on SNCF trains”
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12, 2013-2022]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 5, 2014
“On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, We Honor The Millions of Victims of the Nazi Regime’s Brutality and Vow to Fight the Alarming Global Rise of Anti-Semitism”
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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL27, 2013-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jan 27, 2014
“El Congresista Raúl M. Grijalva es reconocido durante la Gran Semana al Aire Libre en América por sus esfuerzo en proteger las tierras y aguas de nuestro país”
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ7]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 28, 2013
History
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Mar 17, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1193 (112th). |
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Apr 11, 2013
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Introduced
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H.R. 1505 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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