S. 2180 · 117th Congress
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tom Cotton
- Introduced
- 2021-06-22
- Latest action
- 2021-06-22 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2021
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. (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.