Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1083
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 13, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 13, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 13, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1083
Congress
117
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Florida
Republican
Florida
Republican
Nebraska
Republican
North Dakota
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2021

This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies.

An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland.

A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith. 

An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance policy shall be considered timely if filed within 10 years of this bill's enactment.

Judgments and agreements entered before this bill's enactment shall not preclude a claim brought under the bill, with certain exceptions. Neither executive agreements between the United States and a foreign government nor U.S. executive foreign policies shall (1) affect or preclude claims brought under this bill, or (2) supersede or preempt any state laws relating to insurance policies covered by this bill.

Text (1)
April 13, 2021
Actions (2)
04/13/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
04/13/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:49:23 PM