HR 4086 · 112th Congress · Law

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

Introduced 2012-02-24· Sponsored by Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2012-03-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act - Amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts (under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act) in cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property (or any property exchanged for it) is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States; or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state, and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States. Prohibits consideration as a commercial activity (excluded from jurisdictional immunity) of any activity in the United States of a foreign state, or of any carrier, associated with a temporary exhibition or display if: (1) the work of art (or other object of cultural significance) in question is imported into the United States from any foreign country pursuant to an agreement for its temporary exhibition or display between a foreign state that is its owner or custodian and the United States or cultural or educationa…

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H.R. 4086, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

Mar 19, 2012

Based on information provided by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the National Gallery of Art, CBO estimates that H.R. 4086 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R.

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican