H.R. 5949 · 114th Congress
Victims Before Ransom Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Leonard Lance
- Introduced
- 2016-09-07
- Latest action
- 2016-09-07 · Introduced in House
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.