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S. 3155 (114th): Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act


A bill to amend chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, to clarify the exception to foreign sovereign immunity set forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such title.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Orrin Hatch

Sponsor. Senator for Utah. Republican.

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Last Updated: Sep 15, 2016
Length: 8 pages
Introduced
Jul 11, 2016
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 6477: Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 16, 2016. (compare text)
Cosponsors

14 Cosponsors (9 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

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History

Jul 11, 2016
 
Introduced

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Sep 8, 2016
 
Considered by Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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Sep 15, 2016
 
Ordered Reported

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S. 3155 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 3155. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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