H.R. 4000 · 118th Congress · International Affairs
CCP Virus Reimbursement For States Act of 2023
- IntroducedJun 12, 2023 Done
- CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
- House floorNot yet Not reached yet
- Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
- Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
- PresidentNot yet Not reached yet
What it does
This bill authorizes states to sue the Chinese government for harm suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill specifies that the actionable harms for which a state may seek damages include, but are not limited to, expenditures such as overtime wages paid to frontline workers, vaccine or medical equipment purchases, and research and development costs.
Such a case must be brought in a U.S. district court. If the Chinese government fails to pay a judgment to a state within one year, the state may obtain a court order directing the federal government to pay the amount owed. If the federal government is ordered to pay the judgment, the federal government must deduct an equivalent amount from (1) any interest or debt owed by the United States to China, or (2) any amounts made available to provide U.S. assistance to China.
Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in House” version · Jun 12, 2023
Who lobbies on it
No lobbying filing on file names H.R. 4000.
Organizations that named H.R. 4000 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.
Actions
3 actions · newest first- Jun 15, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2953-2955)
- Jun 12, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jun 12, 2023Introduced in House